I'm experiencing a persistent microphone issue with the PC Game Pass / Xbox app version of DayZ on Windows 11.

My microphone works perfectly in Discord, Windows microphone testing, and Xbox party chat. However, DayZ does not appear to detect my voice. When I hold push-to-talk, the voice indicator appears, but it does not react to my speech, and other players cannot hear me. This happens on both official and community servers.

Troubleshooting I've already completed:

• Selected my headset microphone explicitly in DayZ and the Xbox app.

• Set the Xbox app's microphone input and audio output devices explicitly.

• Tested both push-to-talk and voice activation.

• Checked Windows microphone privacy settings.

• Disabled audio enhancements and other recording devices.

• Repaired/reinstalled Windows 11 and repaired/reinstalled the game.

The Windows microphone input meter continues responding while DayZ is running and I'm holding push-to-talk. Xbox Game Bar also detects my microphone. However, DayZ's voice indicator does not react to my voice, and DayZ's last microphone-access time in Windows privacy settings does not update when I test it.

I also tried running DayZ as administrator, but no Windows microphone permission prompt appeared.

This appears to be an issue specific to DayZ's microphone access or voice-chat implementation rather than a hardware problem.

Could you investigate whether the Microsoft Store/Xbox app version of DayZ has a microphone-access or VOIP bug on Windows 11? I'd appreciate any troubleshooting steps beyond those listed above, or confirmation if this is a known issue.

Thank you.

*I was holding push to talk and talking in the screenshots provided.

• Launch DayZ through the Xbox app on a Windows 11 PC.

• Connect a headset microphone through an Xbox controller connected to the PC.

• Confirm the microphone works in Windows microphone testing and Xbox Game Bar.

• Join a DayZ official or community server.

• Open the game's audio settings and select the headset microphone as the input device.

• Set voice chat to push-to-talk and set voice volume to 100.

• Hold the push-to-talk key and speak into the microphone.

• Observe that the voice-chat icon appears, but does not react to speech, and other players cannot hear the microphone.

• While DayZ is running, check Windows microphone privacy settings and observe that DayZ's last microphone-access time does not update.

Actual Result: Windows and Xbox Game Bar detect the microphone, but DayZ does not appear to capture or transmit voice.

DayZ detects the microphone and transmits voice to nearby players.