Yes, I can compare this situation to my own too.
Ive been using Discord for a long time, and Ive faced this issue several times now.
So, why is Discord not letting you unmute?
You should mute and unmute yourself on a voice call in Discord without any issue.
I researched the reasons for this problem and fixed them myself.
Stay with me till the end and read the full post to fix Discord not letting it unmute.
Why cant I unmute my microphone in Discord?
Also, some background processes might conflict with the Windows operating system.
There are other reasons too, causing this issue.
The unmute option is directly connected to the microphone usage permission.
In this case, the microphone youll use for voice chatting.
Push-to-talk service in Discord works differently than the usual voice chatting system.
It requires a dedicated button on your keyboard to activate and deactivate the microphone.
In Windows default options, more than one app cant get into the gear microphone at a time.
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Discord asks you the permissions on the setup page or silently gets permission directly from your Windows configs.
But, it is a whole different scene if you use Discord directly from your internet tool.
You have to grant all the necessary permissions right from your web client when Discord asks for them.
Microphone controls are one of them.
Without permission, Discord cannot let you unmute.
Output machine tweaks affect the voice chatting performance and make the Discord app perform without any issue.
But incorrect or faulty output unit parameters will lead you to problems like Discord not letting you unmute.
Now see if the problem still appears.
I explained the difference between the mute/unmute option between push-to-talk and voice chat.
If youve enabled push-to-talk, then the standard mute-unmute system wont work for you.
Now, re-launch the Discord app and see if the issue is solved.
Suppose any other app is accessing the microphone simultaneously as the Discord app.
Now re-launch the Discord app and see if the issue still arrives.
Now the problem of Discord not letting you unmute is solved.
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FAQ
Question:How to unmute Discord with the keyboard?
Answer:you might unmute by pressingCTRL + SHIFT + Mkey combination while using the Discord app.
Question:How to unmute on Discord Mobile?
Tap that icon, and your mic will be set to mute.
Tap on that icon again if you want to unmute yourself.
Feel free to comment down below for any discord-related problems.
