Why doesn't Windows 11 allow us to set privacy settings for SPECIFIC desktop applications regarding microphone access?

[Jackson Tyler]

Hello,I like to play the game Sea of Thieves with my friends, and typically I am in a Discord call with them to communicate. Since I bought SoT through Steam, it is considered a 'desktop' app. Sea of Thieves does not have a built-in way of ignoring the system's microphone, so it is 'always active' so to speak. I use Bluetooth headphones, and when SoT starts, it kicks the headphones into the low-quality hands-free 'mono' mode for two-way communication. I have no idea why it does this, since my headphones are not microphones.I have disabled all playback devices except the "Stereo" Bluetooth. I h

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