Windows 10: Restore the Classic Volume Mixer in Windows 11

Microsoft removed the classic volume mixer in its Windows 11 operating system and replaced it with a page in the operating system's Settings application. The open source tool Classic Volume Mixer restores the functionality of the volume mixer of previous versions of Windows such as Windows 10.

Windows 11 displays a volume icon in the System Tray area by default, just like previous versions of windows. A left-click displays a volume slider, which can be used to change the volume immediately. A right-click displays options, including an option to open the volume mixer.

It displays volumes for different items, including the entire system but also for individual applications. You may use it to increase or decrease the volume of specific applications without affecting the overall system volume.

Tip: you can also use Start11 to move the taskbar position to the top.

On Windows 11, the Volume mixer looks like this.



Compare this to the Windows 10 volume mixer, and you will notice two disadvantages:

1. The Volume mixer is no longer opened near the System Tray area but as a page in the Settings application.
2. The page of the Settings application needs to be opened, and it may cause a delay before the volume can be changed.

Classic Volume Mixer adds an icon to the System Tray area on Windows 11 devices that loads the classic volume mixer when users left-click on the icon.

The following screenshot shows the default Windows 11 volume mixer and the classic volume mixer.



All the program does is add an icon to the System Tray area and load the classic volume mixer executable, which is still available on Windows 11.

Note that you need to start the Classic Volume Mixer application before it becomes available. If you plan on using it regularly, you may want to add it to the system start folder so that it is loaded automatically on each start of the device.

The easiest way to do that is the following one:

1. Open File Explorer and locate ClassicVolumeMixer.exe, the file that you downloaded from the project's GitHub repository.
2. Right-click on it and select Copy.
3. Use Windows-R to open a run box.
4. Type shell:startup and hit the Enter-key.
5. Right-click in the new File Explorer window and select Paste to place the executable file inside.

Windows 11 will load the Classic Volume Mixer application from that moment on every system start.

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volume mixer in taskbar in WIndows 10

Hi Caroline,



The requirement of pinning Volume mixer to the taskbar is currently not available in Windows 10. However, you can view Volume mixer from the volume control icon located in the system tray.



Before we assist further, I would like to ask you a few questions:

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  Are you not able to see volume icon or the volume mixer on the computer?
  
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  If volume icon, have you enabled the option to show in the system tray?
  

If you want to view Volume mixer on the PC and have enabled volume icon on the system tray, follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

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  Right click on the volume icon and select
  Open Volume Mixer from the context menu.
  
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  Check if the window is accessible on the computer.
  

Note: The option to pin Volume mixer to the taskbar is not currently available on the computer.



Write to us with the status of pinning Volume mixer on taskbar in the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Volume Mixer

Hi,

We would like to know more about your concern.

1. Are you getting an error message when using volume mixer with mic?

2. Have you made any changes to your computer?

You may also follow the steps below:

• Can you right click on Speaker Icon - Playback Properties -
• Click in blank area in box -
• Check show disabled devices & show disconnected devices - look around in there.

We suggest that you disable the Icon try to reboot your PC and then enable the icon. You may also need to reinstall your sounds driver.

Let us know the outcome.

 

Issues with the Volume mixer on windows 10.

Hi Margit,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

1. What is the exact issue that you are facing?

2. Did you receive any error message?

3. Does that mean that the Volume mixer icon is not present on the desktop?

4. Are you facing this sound issue on any specific application, since you had mentioned Skype?

If the Volume mixer icon is missing from the desktop, this issue may arise when the notification for the Volume mixer is not turned on in the settings.

Please follow the below steps and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

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  Type Notifications in the Searchbar and select Notifications and action center.
  
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  Select the option “Select which icons appear on the taskbar”.
  
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  Make sure the Volume icon has been turned on from the settings.
  

If the issue still persists, I suggest you to download and install any pending updates that needs to be installed on the computer through Windows update and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Hope that the information helps. Please do let us know whether you are able to retrieve the icon to the Action center. If the issue still persists, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.