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Mikrophone Problems

Written by Witwiser | Dec 27, 2021 1:36:25 PM

 

My microphone is broken/missing, can I take the exam?

Solution

We are really sorry. You must have a working microphone to start the online exam. According to the security criteria set for the exam, you must take the exam with a real microphone. Virtual microphones are not allowed.

 

I have a microphone but I Audio verification step is failing. I can't verify the microphone.

Solution

Be sure that your microphone is unmuted.

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The voice recognition step is not completed.

Solution

You may have blocked the microphone. 

       

You have to give permission for the Microphone by clicking the icon on the left side of the address bar. 

 

I accidentally blocked the microphone use permission. The permission pop-up doesn't pop up again and I can't confirm.

Solution

The permission selection can be changed by following the steps below;

  • Click the button in the upper right corner of the browser.
  • The "Settings" screen opens.
  • Go to the "Site Settings" screen.

           

  • Click on the "Microphone" lines under the permissions heading.

              

  • Witwiser appears in the blocked list on this screen.
  • On the screen opened by clicking on the Witwiser line, the Microphone selections are changed to "Allow".

 

If there is no Camera Permission from the Operating System (Windows)

You have to go into the microphone settings in your operating system and allow your applications to access the microphone.

 

Solution


The permission selection can be changed by following the steps below.

Open the Device Manager window by typing Device Manager from the Start search bar.
In the Device Manager window, find the microphone you want to use under the "Audio inputs and outputs" heading and select the "Enable device" option.

 

Before You Update to Windows 11

 

Windows 11

If there is no Camera Permission from the Operating System (MacOS)

You have to go into the microphone settings in your operating system and allow your applications to access the microphone.

 

I have blocked microphone access permission from the device manager

If the microphone you want to use is not listed, you may have disabled it via device manager. You can solve your problem quickly and easily from the appropriate topics in the help wizard. You can activate your microphone by following the directions below.

In addition, if the microphone you want to use is not on the list, you can also check the activity of the relevant hardware through the device manager.


Solution
If virtual microphone applications are installed on the computer where the exam is taken, these applications should be deleted from the computer.
If an external microphone is used, the computer's camera must be disabled via "Device Manager".
Device Manager/Device Manager opens.

  • Right-click on unused microphones and select "Disable device".
  • Right-click on the microphone you want to use and activate it.

 

If you have a microphone but if you do not see it in the list, you may have disabled your microphone in Device Manager.

You can enable the microphone by following the steps below:

  • Open the Device Manager window by typing Device Manager from the Start search bar.
  • In the Device Manager window, find the microphone you want to use under the "Audio inputs and Outputs" heading and select "Enable device".