Link to issue number:

Reintroduces #14697
Closes #10185
Closes #11061
Closes #11615

Summary of the issue:

WASAPI usage should be reenabled by default on alpha so wider testing can occur

Description of user facing changes

WASAPI is re-enabled - refer to #14697 for benefits

Description of development approach

change feature flag default value to enabled

Testing strategy:

Alpha testing

Known issues with pull request:

#15150 is a known issue with WASAPI

Change log entries:

refer to diff

Code Review Checklist:

• Pull Request description:
  • description is up to date
  • change log entries
• Testing:
  • Unit tests
  • System (end to end) tests
  • Manual testing
• API is compatible with existing add-ons.
• Documentation:
  • User Documentation
  • Developer / Technical Documentation
  • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers
  • Localization in other languages / culture than English
• Security precautions taken.