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oznogon edited this page Mar 22, 2020 · 7 revisions

Voice chat

"Failed to initialize audio client" on Windows 10

If you see an error like this when running on Windows 10:

AL lib: (EE) ALCwasapiCapture_resetProxy: Failed to initialize audio client: 0x80070005
Failed to open the audio capture device with the name: OpenAL Soft on Microphone Array (Realtek High Definition Audio(SST))

0x80070005 means "Permission denied".

Enable microphone access for desktop applications in Windows's Microphone settings:

A radio-button toggle for Windows's Microphone settings under "Allow desktop apps to access your microphone"

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