Windows 10: Audio sources default / startup volume

Is there a way to set the audio sources default / startup volumes? Some of my audio sources come up with their level set to my output device's level, rather than a value that I would prefer to be able to set.

It appears the root cause for the levels doing is a Windows fault (so I'm probably looking for a work-around):

Faulting application name: svchost.exe_Audiosrv, version: 10.0.15063.0, time stamp: 0x02799ef5
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.15063.447, time stamp: 0xa329d3a8
Exception code: 0xc000000d
Fault offset: 0x0000000000105a50
Faulting process id: 0x39f4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d3233a6cf0841e
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: c415a726-5e8d-4316-8057-aeb606b6a5cd
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I'm running Windows 10 version 1703 OS build 15063.540, and all of my audio drivers are up to date.

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Cortana's volume is too loud

Thanks! One of these days I might get around to looking into the command line options. I'd like to have the volume preset rather than have to adjust it if it returns to it's (undesired) default. I have that issue with other audio sources, too. Some
settings seem to "stick" but others sometimes go back to their default.

 

Low recording sound in Windows 10

I have upgraded to Windows 10 a day before and I just found out that my recording sound on my laptop is extremely small. I checked default recording device and sound drivers and nothing seemed wrong. when I went to Recording sound> Microphone> Listen and
selected "Listen to the device", the sound played back to me was perfectly loud and clear. However my friends on skype still can't hear my voice or can only hear very small volume of my voice. The problem also applies to all other recording apps. The volume
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This is the result of troubleshooting

Playing Audio

L: Publisher details

Issues found

L: Low audio device volume

Low audio device volume
Audio device volume might be too low to hear.

Detected

Increase the audio device volume

Completed

Potential issues that were checked

L: Check audio device

Check audio device
There might be a problem with your audio device.

Issue not present

L: One or more audio service isn't running

One or more audio service isn't running
Both the Windows Audio and the Windows Audio End Point Builder services must be running for audio to work correctly. At least one of these services isn't running.

Issue not present

L: Audio device is disabled

Audio device is disabled
The audio device you selected is currently turned off in Windows.

Issue not present

L: Audio device muted

Audio device muted
Audio can't play if the device is muted.

Issue not present

L: Audio device isn't set as default

Audio device isn't set as default
The default audio device is usually used to play or record sounds on your computer.

Issue not present

L: The speaker, headset or headphone is unplugged

The speaker, headset or headphone is unplugged
An audio device must be plugged in to play or record sound.

Issue not present

Issues found

L: Detection details

6

Low audio device volume

Detected

Audio device volume might be too low to hear.

Volume level

Level of volume used for audio playback.

Volume:
20%

Increase the audio device volume

Completed

To increase the volume, move the volume slider in the Volume Mixer.

Volume level

Adjusted level of volume used for audio playback.

Modified volume:
20%

Potential issues that were checked

L: Detection details

Check audio device

Issue not present

There might be a problem with your audio device.

One or more audio service isn't running

Issue not present

Both the Windows Audio and the Windows Audio End Point Builder services must be running for audio to work correctly. At least one of these services isn't running.

6

Audio device is disabled

Issue not present

The audio device you selected is currently turned off in Windows.

Device state

State information about the audio device.

State:
Enabled

Status code:
1

Help link:
DEVICE_STATE_XXX Constants

Audio device muted

Issue not present

Audio can't play if the device is muted.

Audio device isn't set as default

Issue not present

The default audio device is usually used to play or record sounds on your computer.

The speaker, headset or headphone is unplugged

Issue not present

An audio device must be plugged in to play or record sound.

Detection details

 

Hi, tjsepka, could you provide a bit more clarity on your question or issue? On surface it seems cut and dry, but without some pertinent information it's somewhat confusing.

What soundcard are you using?
What applications are causing you issues?
What application brings up the fault code? When? How?

 

The audio is integrated on my Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard and is listed as Realtek ALC 892 8-channel high definition audio CODEC. The problem occurs randomly, but I think I sometimes see a correlation with opening a new browser tab. I run both Firefox and Chrome concurrently, and both are up-to-date. The last time it seemed to have occurred with opening a new tab in Firefox, but as I said, it often happens randomly. Event viewer is not logging any Firefox or Chrome errors.

From the crash information I posted above, it appears that it is a Windows fault rather than an application as suggested by the error fault information, which is why I'm looking for a possible work around. Event viewer show the earliest error occurred on 4/14/2017 and was uploaded via error reporting to Microsoft. I was hoping to find a way to keep the affected input channels from coming back on to the (loud!) speaker level I use for other other audio input sources. The volume mixer's channels come back on to the speaker level setting, not to the top end of the channel's volume slider. Not all slider volumes are affected when this happens. The line in channel always does it, but system sounds and email (Thunderbird) channels are usually not affected.

 

I went in search of updated drivers, even though Windows said I had best ones installed. I found and installed Realtek driver version 6.0.1.8186 dated 6/14/2017 three days ago. So far it hasn't crashed, but it still would be nice to find a way to set the default volumes without resorting to SoundVolumeView from NirSoft. If you're not aware, SoundVolumeView is a nifty tool that gives significant insight into many aspects of Windows audio.