When you open Google Meet, the browser attempts to initialize the AudioContext. If the driver is busy, the API returns a NotReadableError or OverconstrainedError . This is why the most reliable fix is often closing every other application that might touch audio, not just other meeting software.
In the era of hybrid work, few technological failures are as immediately frustrating as the "Microphone Blocked" notification in Google Meet. You click the link, the video feed connects perfectly, but you remain a silent observer. You unmute, you speak, and nothing happens. google meet can't use microphone