How to Fix Valorant Voice Chat or Mic Not Working on Windows

Voice communication is important in multiplayer games like Valorant, enable you to effectively communicate and strategize your next move. However, it can be frustrating when the voice chat feature stops working on Valorant. This issue can arise for various reasons, including a lack of administrative privileges and misconfigured Windows settings.

If you can’t hear team voice chat in Valorant, this is the place where you need to be. We’ll explore different ways to fix Valorant voice chat or mic not working on Windows 11. So, let’s begin.

1. Launch Valorant With Administrative Rights

Multiplayer games like Valorant require administrative permissions to function properly on a Windows computer. When you don’t provide these permissions, the game can encounter various issues.

So, launch Valorant with administrative permissions and check if it solves the issue. Here’s how to do that:

Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu.

Step 2: Type Valorant in the search bar and choose ‘Run as administrator’ from the right pane.

Valorant will now open with administrator rights. Check if you can use the voice chat feature. If not, try the next solution on the list.

2. Allow Valorant to Access Your Microphone

In Windows, you have can manually configure which apps have access to the computer’s microphone. If you have no Valorant permission to use the computer’s microphone, the voice chat feature in the game will not work.

You’ll have to allow Valorant to access the microphone to solve the issue. Here’s how to do that:

Step 1: Press Windows + I keyboard shortcut to launch the Settings app.

Step 2: Choose ‘Privacy & security’ from the left sidebar and then click the Microphone option in the right pane.

Step 3: Enable the toggle next to ‘Let apps access your microphone.’

After that, restart your computer and check if the problem continues.

3. Change Valorant Audio Settings

A major reason why Valorant voice chat or mic is not working can be misconfigured audio settings. To resolve this issue, make the following changes in the Valorant audio settings:

Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu, type Valorant and choose ‘Run as administrator’ from the right pane.

Step 2: Click the Gear icon at the top-right corner. Then, choose Settings from the menu that crops up.

Step 3: Switch to the Audio tab.

Step 4: Click on Voice Chat. Then, select your default input device from the Input Device drop-down menu.

Step 5: Enable the ‘Party Voice Chat,’ ‘Party Voice During Custom Game,’ and ‘Team Voice Chat’ options.

After that, restart the game to check for the issue.

4. Allow Valorant to Run Through Windows Firewall

If you still can’t hear the team voice chat in Valorant, ensure Valorant is allowed to run through the Windows Firewall. Here’s how to check that:

Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu, type ‘Allow an app through Windows Firewall,’ and press Enter.

Step 2: Click the Change settings button.

Step 3: Click on the ‘Allow another app’ button.

Step 4: Click Browse.

Step 5: Paste the following address in the File name box and click Open.

C:\Riot Games\VALORANT\live\VALORANT.exe

Step 6: Click Add.

Step 7: Check Private and Public boxes for BootstrapPackedGame.

Step 8: Click ‘Allow another app’ again.

Step 9: Click Browse.

Step 10: Paste the following address in the File name box and then click Open.

C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vgc.exe

Step 11: Click Add.

Step 12: Check Private and Public boxes for Vanguard user-mode service.

5. Start the Valorant Game Coordinator Service

The Valorant Game Coordinator (VGC) is a crucial service that needs to run for the voice chat feature to work correctly in Valorant. To check the status of this service and enable it if necessary, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu, type Services, and press Enter.

Step 2: In the Services window, scroll down to on the vgc service and double-click on it.

Step 3: Choose Automatic from the Startup type drop-down menu.

Step 4: Click the Start button.

Step 5: Click Apply and then OK.

If Services window fails to launch, refer our post on when services is not opening on Windows 11.

Communicate Seamlessly In Valorant

Excelling on the battlefield isn’t just accurate aim and fast reflex. You must regularly coordinate with your teammates to win the battle. However, it is only possible if the Valorant voice chat or mic is not works. Luckily, you can quickly troubleshoot this issue using the above solutions.