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When I use Voice Recorder, it always saves it as a .m4a, but I need the file as a .wav.

I know it is possible using Sound Recorder in Windows 7, but Windows 10 seems to use a different program.

Is there a way of doing this natively in Windows 10?

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Any particular reason you want to do this natively? Otherwise I can recommend Audacity. It allows you to record audio files among others. The option to save to wav is found in the file/export audio menu. Furthermore Audacity is free software, so that should not keep you from using it.

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  • I actually now think I need to the files to be saved as PCM .. I want to save them as resources and play them from a c# application
    – Bassie
    Nov 25, 2016 at 15:28
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    @Bassie If you want PCM coding, then WAV is what you want. Nov 25, 2016 at 16:45
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To make wav from Windows 10 voice recorder, first record sound then right click file and choose open file location then rename giving it a wav extension. You should get (if you change a file name extension, the file might become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it? Click Yes. It's now a wav file.

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  • But it doesn't work if you play it as a .wav file
    – MilkyWay90
    Feb 1, 2019 at 16:30

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