How to Delete Microphone Usage History on Windows 11

This practical guide explains how to delete microphone usage history on Windows 11. Follow the steps in order, review the requirements first, and use the troubleshooting notes when a setting or option does not work as expected.

Delete Windows 11 microphone usage history via Registry Editor

Step 1:

You open the Run dialog box , type regedit and press OK to access. Then we access the path below.

ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionCapabilityAccessManagerConsentStoremicrophoneNonPackaged

Step 2:

Right- click on the NonPackaged folder and select Delete to delete and confirm the operation. Finally, restart your computer to save the changes.

How to delete Windows 11 microphone usage history via PowerShell

Step 1:

You type the keyword PowerShell in the search bar and then open it as Administrator .

Step 2:

Next run the command below and press Enter to execute the command.

Remove-Item -Path 'HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionCapabilityAccessManagerConsentStoremicrophoneNonPackaged' -Recurse -Force

Then also restart your computer to apply the changes.