How to Fix Voice Chat in Sea of Thieves not Working on PC?

Sea of Thieves offers you one of the best pirate experiences through fighting and sailing. It is a multiplayer game in which gamers cooperate and explore an open world through a pirate ship. But some players reported that they were facing voice chat issues on it due to corrupt or out of date sound drivers.  Also disabling the chat or mic access in Windows Xbox privacy may prevent the voice chat from operating. So, if you want to fix this error, then follow this article.

Update the System Drivers

1. You should upgrade the system drivers on your PC.
2. After that, upgrade Windows to the newest build as lots of manufacturers prefer to upgrade drivers via the Windows Update channel.
3. Once you have updated the Windows OS and drivers, check if the voice chat feature is working or not.

Reinstall the Sound Driver

1. Go to the Windows key and right-click on it then choose the Device Manager.
2. You should extend the option of ‘Sound, video, and game controllers.’
3. Select the Sound device and right-click on it then choose the Uninstall Device option.
4. Then mark the ‘Delete the Driver Software for This Device’ box and choose the button of Uninstall.
5. Once uninstall the driver, reboot the system.
6. The sound driver can be installed by Windows automatically. Otherwise, launch the ‘Action Menu’ option into the Device Manager then choose the ‘Scan for Hardware Changes’ option.
7. You should download the newest driver through the site of the manufacturer.
8. Once you reinstall the driver, invoke the Sea of Thieves and check if the issue is fixed.

Clean Boot Windows to Check for Software Conflict

1. You should clean boot the PC.
2. Finally, invoke the game and look at whether it is working well.
3. In case so, then attempt to locate the conflicting app.
4. Audio-related apps such as ‘a voice changer app’ should be the root cause of the problem.

Turn on Mic Access for Sea of Thieves on Windows Privacy Settings

1. Firstly, shut the game.
2. After that, select the Windows key to invoke the Search section.
3. Then input ‘privacy settings’ into it.
4. Select the Privacy Settings option.
5. Go to the left side panel and locate then choose the Microphone option.
6. Later, choose the button of Change to turn on the ‘Allow Access to the Microphone on this device’ option.
7. Thereafter, turn on the ‘Allow Apps to access your Microphone’ option.
8. Beneath the ‘Choose Which Microsoft Store Apps can Access Your Microphone’ section, locate the ‘Sea of Thieves’ and turn on its access for Microphone.
9. You should also ‘Microphone access’ for ‘Xbox Console Companion’ and ‘Microsoft Store’ too.
10. Now, restart the system.

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