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		brewdad on Feb 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone whe... At which point the system will helpfully switch to the built-in mic.

zabzonk on Feb 9, 2022 | [–]

As it might/probably will happen by turning off the USB port.

leethargo on Feb 9, 2022 | [–]

I can disable the on-board sound card in the BIOS settings on my Thinkpad (T440p), so unplugging the USB headset should do the trick (but then there's no music either).

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