How to Disable your built-in Microphone
Disable Microphone
In 2013, revelations into the true-scale of the Obama administrations NSA Surveillance programs beg the question of whether or not the built-in microphone in your computer is listening to you without your knowledge or permission. The following, easy to follow tutorial, details how to disable a built-in microphone on Laptops and Tablets running Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.
What You'll Need:
* Laptop or Tablet running Windows 7 or 8
* Administrative privileges
What You'll Need:
* Laptop or Tablet running Windows 7 or 8
* Administrative privileges
 Disable built-in Microphone
1. Open Control Panel from the Start button, icon view, then click to open Sound. Click the Recording tab, then click to highlight Microphone. Click on the Properties button, then scroll the drop down list and select "Don't use this device (disable)."
2. Click OK to close out both windows, then close the Control Panel.
3. Verify; open Windows Speech Recognition (sapisvr.exe) or Sound Recorder (SoundRecorder.exe) to try and record sound. A pop up notification should appear stating that the program cannot start, audio hardware [microphone] cannot be found or is disabled.
Tips:
* Reverse this process in order to use your built-in microphone. Warnings: * Check periodically to verify that the device was not surreptitiously re-enabled by spyware disguised as an "update." Copyright 03/16/2014 All Rights Reserved. Questions? Comments? Contact Me Related Articles: How to Disable sharing on Windows 7 and 8 How to Disable your webcam |
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