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Can Powertoys be used to remap a key to mute PC audio?

Anonymous
2022-02-17T11:52:07+00:00

I want to reassign a key (Pause|Break) that seems to serve no purpose most of the time to a mute button. Basically pressing this mutes the computer audio, as there are so many with-audio ads on YouTube etc. that are annoying. I don't have a media keyboard with a mute key/button. Is there a way to do this? Looking in Powertoys v0.55.1 I can reassign keys but not to mute as far as I can tell. I tried a method mentioned in an old post on here (2013) but it doesn't work.

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  1. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-02-18T13:14:21+00:00

    Great! Thank you very much for the mention, I'm glad I was able to help you

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-18T14:50:22+00:00

    No problem and thank you 😄

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-18T12:54:38+00:00

    Ah, perfect, thanks! I never use the Pause|Break key in apps so might as well give it a use.

    I made a blog post about this to let other people know about this feature and noted you:

    Setting a key to mute audio 🔇(moderate skill) – Computer Tips (wordpress.com)

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  3. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-02-17T12:32:45+00:00

    Hi Cake5,

    I'm Rodrigo and I will help you.

    Yes, it is possible, on Power Toys, open the Keyboard Manager > Remap a Key and set it like the image below:
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    After setting it, press OK to save

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