Personalising our experience with technology is becoming easier and more important to users. But do you know how to adjust sound for specific apps? Adjusting volume settings allows you to remove unwanted noise and prioritise specific sounds like email notifications, for instance.
Changing the volume levels of individual applications can be done quickly and easily on Windows 10. If you want to have better control of the volume of your computer, follow our simple guide below:
Firstly, click on the ‘start’ button in the bottom left of the screen and then select ‘settings’. Alternatively, you can type ‘settings’ into the search bar next to the ‘start’ button. You can also right-click on the speaker symbol located on the toolbar and select ‘open sound settings’.
Once you have opened the settings page, click on ‘system’ and then open the ‘sound’ option. Next, select ‘app volume and device preferences’ which can be found under the ‘advanced sound options’ section. You will find this by scrolling down the page.
There you can adjust the master volume or levels of specific apps you have open and system sounds. These will be adjusted as part of the master volume.
To use the volume mixer, right-click the speaker symbol on the taskbar and select ‘open volume mixer’. Any apps that are open and making a noise will be visible on the mixer. The master volume and system sounds will be visible at all times on the mixer.
You can then use the volume sliders to increase or decrease the output of each app. If you would rather silence, you can choose to mute apps completely.
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