Microphone stopped working in Skype for Windows 10

Issue

Users started complaining that microphone stopped working in Skype (desktop version). The issue seem to have appeared after a certain Windows 10 update.

Resolution

The issue was caused by Windows 10 Microphone Permissions. To fix:

• Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone
• Enable Allow apps to access your microphone option
  
• Enable microphone access for Skype
  

June 2018
Windows 10 (1803)