Windows 10: Can Powertoys be used to remap a key to mute PC audio?

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  1. CAKE5
    Cake5 Win User

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


    I want to reassign a key PauseBreak 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.Thanks

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    Cake5, Feb 17, 2022
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  2. HSEHESTEDT
    hsehestedt Win User

    Remap a key without any 3rd party software?

    Rather than a third-party utility, would you be willing to use a Microsoft utility?

    The latest version of PowerToys for Windows, from Microsoft, has a keyboard manager tool that can be used to remap keys. I have not tried it so I can't offer an opinion as to how well it works. See this article for details:

    How To Quickly Remap Any Key On Windows 10 Using PowerToys To Make Your Life Easier - OnMSFT.com
     
    hsehestedt, Feb 17, 2022
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  3. NEIL13764
    Neil13764 Win User
    Remap Keyboard

    I installed the new Powertoys from Microsoft and I was able to remap the F7 key the way I wanted to. I would like to know if there is a way to remap the function keys with a second mapping (maybe Ctrl F7 for example), also is is possible to map something
    like ctrl L to do something.

    Would appreciate your advice
     
    Neil13764, Feb 17, 2022
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

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

    New Microsoft PowerToys version 0.23.2 released for Windows 10

    Source: Releases . microsoft/PowerToys . GitHub

    How to Download and Install Microsoft PowerToys in Windows 10




     
    Brink, Feb 17, 2022
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