How to reset volume mixer levels?

Question

This should be an easy one.

I have several applications launched and tweaked their volume levels in volume mixer, so now several applications have slightly lower volume than others.

How do I reset all of them easily to match system volume level?

Answer 1

Hi,

Please follow the below mentioned steps and check for the issue.

1.     Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Sound.

2.     In the Sound dialog box, click the Playback tab, click the speaker device, and then click Properties.

3.     Click the Advanced tab, click to clear the Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device check box, and then click OK.

Also, open volume mixer and match the volume level of the applications to that of the device volume.

If you are still not able to do it, probably you have to reset the volume settings by reinstalling the audio drivers to match the application volume as to device volume.

Refer the below mentioned link to uninstall and re-install device from device manager.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753699(v=WS.10).aspx

Answer 2

don't reinstall sound driver, use this

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

@ECHO OFF

ECHO Reset Volume Mixer Settings...

NET STOP Audiosrv

NET STOP AudioEndpointBuilder

REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore" /F

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore"

NET START Audiosrv

/////////////////////////////////////////////////

save to .bat & run with admin

Answer 3

Thanks, this worked for me.

In this thread, we can again observe the incompetence of Microsoft support staff.

Answer 4

Hey, all you need to do is open up the mixer and press tab to go through each application, pressing 'End' then 'Pg Up' keys on each one highlighted, this will increase each of them by the same interval. This is easier than manually doing it and no need for any extra files or programs.

Answer 5

Hi,

 

Please follow the below mentioned steps and check for the issue.

 

1.     Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Sound.

2.     In the Sound dialog box, click the Playback tab, click the speaker device, and then click Properties.

3.     Click the Advanced tab, click to clear the Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device check box, and then click OK.

Also, open volume mixer and match the volume level of the applications to that of the device volume.

 

If you are still not able to do it, probably you have to reset the volume settings by reinstalling the audio drivers to match the application volume as to device volume.

 

Refer the below mentioned link to uninstall and re-install device from device manager.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753699(v=WS.10).aspx

that is basically a not-answer - you just explained how one does prevent the outcome of this missing ms-feature