Windows 10: Backgroun app volume lowered while gaming

When running games in full screen mode Windows 10 lowers the volume of every other application running in the background. Some trouble shooting results:


This is not limited to VOIP apps like skype but also Mozilla, VLC player as well. Tinkering with the communication tab in sound settings does not fix the issue.

This only happens if games are run in full screen mode. Changing focus like alt+tabbing out or placing the music player into focus above the game won't help.
If a playback has started before launching a game, the volume will not change, but if the playback has stopped and started again, while a game is running, the new volume will be reduced.

No volume slider will change position when the volume is lowered. The system sound stays the same, VLC player's stays the same and in volume mixer, found on the tray will stay the same as well.

Closing the game will restore the original volume of all background apps even if they are still playing.

Turning gaming mode on or off will not help.

Since I don't have any other apps that would use full screen like games do, I can't tell if other full screen apps would produce the same result.


Before you give me any of the copy-pasta, all drivers are up to date, all cables are plugged into the right places and it's a clean fresh install, and yes, I've tried restarting.


I was hoping someone could point me to the service that's recognizes/ looks for game launches so I could kill it or disable it but any advice is appreciated.

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Keyboard Volume Keys not working while in-game

I happen to have used the Tt Challenger Pro keyboard in the past, and the volume keys worked flawlessly in every game, so it's indeed a weird problem. I would suggest the same thing sneekypeet suggested, using the keyboard software and assign this function to a hotkey, but you said that didn't work either, so yeah...

 

Phone volume and music player volume are somehow interlinked, if i lower the volume of music player it will result in lowering the ringing volume.

Phone volume and music player volume are somehow interlinked, if i lower the volume of music player it will result in lowering the ringing volume. What to do??????????? Anybody give some suggestion or request microsoft to provide an update with this issue
solved......................................... I Use Nokia Lumia 520 (Yellow).........

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Keyboard Volume Keys not working while in-game

Hi, I have trouble adjusting the volume while playing certain full-screen games such as metro last light ...

For some reason in games like that one, I cannot increase or decrease the volume using my keyboard... Now I know I can alt-tab out of the game to control the volume but I would rather use the keyboard buttons I already have for that same purpose... you see... while in-game there sometimes are LOUD sounds or Loud moments when I really feel the urge to lower the volume for a little while... and THEN:

There are those super quiet dialogue moments where I can't hear what the characters are sayin and I need to raise the volume...

Anyone know why my Volume hotkeys get disabled by the game? and how to fix it?

I would be ETERNALLY grateful *Wink