How to enable Push to Talk on Discord

The Push-to-Talk feature in Discord allows you to create a button by pressing which, your mic will be enabled and you will be able to communicate. This is especially useful if you live in an area with a ton of background noises, so, basically for each one of us. In this article, we are going to see how to enable or disable Push to Talk on Discord.

How does Push to Talk work?

Push to Talk assigns a key to be a button that you can use to unmute your mic. This is nothing new, most voice-calling and video-calling apps have this feature, and so does Discord. This is useful for almost all of us, as now you can keep your mic muted and not make fellow Discord users hear what someone in the neighborhood is speaking.

You can make any key, such as F, D, V, etc the Push-to-Talk button. It’s better to use a key which you don’t use a lot for this feature. Now, let us see how to enable and use the feature.

How to Enable Push to Talk on Discord

Use the following steps to turn on or enable Push to Talk on Discord.

1. Click on the cog button to enter Settings.
2. Then go to Voice & Video.
3. Now, select Push to Talk from the INPUT MODE option.

Configure Push to Talk Discord

Once you have enabled the Push to Talk feature, it’s time to adjust it a bit. To configure the feature, you need to follow the given steps.

1. Click on the cog button to enter Settings.
2. Then go to Voice & Video.
3. Then click Record Keybinds from SHORTCUT, then click a key that you want to make the PTT button, and finally click Stop Recording.
4. Also, adjust PUSH TO TALK RELEASE DELAY using the slider.

That’s how you can configure this feature.

How do I turn off Push to Talk on Discord?

Similar to the enabling Push to Talk feature, you need to go to Discord’s settings to disable it. Follow the given steps to do the same.

1. Open Discord
2. Click on the cog button to enter Settings.
3. Go to Voice & Video.
4. Now, select Voice Activity from the INPUT MODE option.

That’s how you can disable the feature.

Why is my Push to Talk not working in Discord?

Push to Talk might not work on your system because of various reasons. These reasons include lacking administrative privileges, some issues with the Discord app, and third-party applications using the same key for another feature. We are going to check all of them and see how you can resolve the issue.

To fix the issue, you can try the following solutions.

1. Run Discord as an admin.
2. Reset Discord Voice Settings
3. Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State

Let us see talk about them in detail.

1] Run Discord as an admin

Not running the app as an admin is the most common reason why Discord Push to Talk won’t work on your computer. Some victims even received a pop-up asking them to open Discord as an administrator.

You can easily right-click on the Discord shortcut and select Run as administrator to open the game with the required permissions. But, it is better to adjust the settings in a way such that the game always opens with administrative privileges. Follow the given steps to do the same.

1. Right-click on Discord and select Properties.
2. Go to the Compatibility tab.
3. Select Run this program as an administrator.
4. Finally, click Apply > Ok.

Then restart the game and hopefully, the issue won’t persist.

2] Reset Discord Voice Settings

The issue can occur because of a glitch in the Voice Settings of Discord. You can easily resolve the issue by resetting Discord Voice Settings. It’s quite easy and you just need to follow the given steps and you will be good to go.

1. Open Discord app or Discord.com/app in your browser.
2. Then go to Settings by clicking on the cog button.
3. Click Voice & Video.
4. Scroll down and click Reset Voice Settings.
5. Then click Okay.

Wait for the process to complete and you will be good to go.

3] Troubleshoot in Clean Boot

Next up, we need to find out if there is a third-party application that’s causing the trouble. The best way to do the same would be to troubleshoot in Clean Boot. Once you know the name of the application that’s interfering with the process, you can remove it or change its settings to resolve the issue.

Hopefully, you are able to use Push to Talk after executing our solutions.

Why can’t I use my mic on Discord?

There are many reasons that can stop Discord’s mic from working. It can be a temporary bug or glitch in the app or an issue with the audio driver or something else. So, if the mic is not working on Discord, first of all, you should update the audio drivers and run Discord as an administrator. You should also check if the correct mic is set to use on Discord. In addition to that, you can use Push to Talk feature as the input mode. If that doesn’t work, you should Reset Voice Settings on Discord and then try again.

That’s it!

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