Xbox Game Bar Voice Chat Issues

Try opening your Xbox menu by pressing the home button on your controller, then clicking "audio". There should be a volume bar for game vs voice chat below the regular audio bar. Moving this bar to the right makes the game louder and voice chat quieter,
moving it to the left makes voice chat louder and the game quieter. Hope this helps!

This is not about the forums. It's the voice chat. When I tried to join voice chat in Game Bar, it closes. When I tried to join voice chat from my Xbox App mobile, it reveals an error.

Hello CRD Venom,



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Good afternoon!

Unfortunately, I had already tried all of these troubleshooting steps before I made the thread, as I saw them listed in other threads while trying to fix it myself. The audio device that I use primarily is set to default, the xbox app and game bar both have access to my microphone, all of my audio drivers are up to date, and I have tried resetting both the xbox app and game bar.

On my initial startup, it seems like the microphone access defaults to the xbox app and not game bar (as I believe it is supposed to). I am not aware of downloading any updates or making any changes between the time it was working and when the issue started to occur.

Hello CRD Venom,

Thank you for your contribution to the Microsoft community.

We totally understand that you want to fix the issues with Xbox Game Bar voice chat on your PC. Just a reminder, we are not able to double check your account and device here manually since we do not have the option to. No worries, we do have some troubleshooting steps here that we may try.

Before proceeding, I need to know more details so that we can get the best possible troubleshooting for you.

-May I know what was the last changes/updates you made on your end before the issue occurred?
- Is everything completely working before?
-Are you getting any error message?

Basing on the statement you provided above, here are some troubleshooting steps that you may try:



1. Check your microphone settings: Make sure that your microphone is set as the default recording device in Windows settings. You can do this by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the taskbar, selecting "Open Sound settings," and then clicking on "Sound Control Panel." From there, select your microphone and click on "Set Default."



2. Check your privacy settings: Make sure that the Xbox app has access to your microphone in Windows settings. You can do this by going to "Settings" > "Privacy" > "Microphone" and making sure that the toggle switch for "Allow apps to access your microphone" is turned on.



3. Update your audio drivers: Make sure that your audio drivers are up to date. You can do this by going to the manufacturer's website and downloading the latest drivers for your audio device.



4. Reset the Xbox app: You can try resetting the Xbox app by going to "Settings" > "Apps" > "Apps & features" and selecting the Xbox app. From there, click on "Advanced options" and then click on "Reset."

Hope I helped! Please do not hesitate to ask if you have further concerns.

YanYannn
Microsoft Community Moderator