(You may not need to log out to see this for many users it works instantly. If your computer has no sound, volume icon stopped working or cannot open the Volume Mixer, you can run the playing audio troubleshooter to fix it. Click the speaker icon in your system tray and you should see your old-school Windows mixer. (Windows 10’s default volume mixer) You can still open the Windows legacy volume mixer and all other dialogs via the EarTrumpet icon’s context menu. Log out of your Windows account and log back in. Whereas the Windows default volume control flyout shows only the global slider independent controls are available only in the Volume Mixer (sndvol.exe). Name this new DWORD EnableMtcUvc and leave the Value data at 0.Ĥ. Right-click MTCUVC and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. If you do not see MTCUVC, right-click on CurrentVersion and choose New > Key. Inside the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > MTCUVC. Type regedit in the Run textbox and press Enter. Go to Start > All apps > Windows System > Run. So if you are not completely comfortable editing the Registry, I suggest sticking with the Windows 10 volume mixer for now.ġ.

Warning: This trick involves editing the Windows Registry, and misediting the Registry can cause your computer to stop functioning. If you find yourself missing the old vertical volume mixer from Windows 8.1 and earlier, I have good news for you: Getting the old-school volume mixer back is just a quick Registry tweak away. There's a new calendar, a new ' Action Center,' and a new volume mixer - one that slides horizontally instead of vertically. If the Volume Mixer isn’t opening up for you when you right-click on the Speaker icon and click on Open Volume Mixer, there is a chance you might be able to resolve the problem by ending the SndVol.exe process and. In Windows 10, everything looks just a little bit different - including the icons and pop-ups from the system tray. The SndVol.exe process is what the process behind the Volume Mixer utility shows up as in the Task Manager of a Windows computer.

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