If it already is then toggle it off then on.

Make sure the switch for “Allow apps to use voice activation” is turned on.

Make sure the switch for Cortana is turned on.

Make sure the setting for “Allow apps to access your microphone” is turned on.

In order for Cortana to work properly it must be given permission to use the Microphone and Voice activation feature of Windows 10. Solution 5: Turn on Microphone and Voice activation permissions to fix Cortana not working issue Once the microphone driver is updated try to check if the issue occurs.

Click Search automatically for drivers.

Right click the microphone you are using then click Update driver.

Solution 4: Update your Windows 10 microphone driver to fix Cortana not working issueĪn outdated or corrupted microphone driver can cause this issue which is why you will need to make sure that your drivers are updated. If there are any updates available then make sure it is downloaded and installed. To fix this you will need to make sure that you are running the latest version of the operating system. There’s a possibility that the problem is caused by an outdated version of Windows 10. If the problem is caused by a corrupted app data then resetting Cortana will fix this problem.Īfter the app data has been deleted you will need to sign in again to Cortana before you can use it.

Solution 2: Reset Cortana to fix not working issue

Select the account you want to use then click continue.

This will open Tthe Cortana settings menu. This is the three horizontal dots on the upper left side of the app.

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