Windows 10: Volume Bar in Sound Mixer is greyed out, no sound output

The problem was Google Chrome app suddenly stopped appearing in sound mixer, it does not appear. I checked again via Sound > Volume Mixer, and the app seemed to be greyed out with output and input device left blank, the sound level bar seemed greyed out unable to be dragged.I have tried restarting my pc, updating Chrome, uninstalling the device's driver, and giving exclusive control for apps to the appropriate speakers playback device. Other browsers worked fine Brave & Edge.

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sound level on the sound system

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

You can customize the sound level for individual applications through the Volume Mixer. Here's how you can access it:

1. Right-click on the Volume icon in the taskbar (usually located in the bottom right corner) and select "Open Volume Mixer."
   
2. A Volume Mixer window will open, displaying a list of all the applications that are currently producing sound.
   
3. Find the application for which you want to customize the sound level and adjust the corresponding slider to increase or decrease the volume for that specific application.
   
4. You can also click on the speaker icon below the slider to mute or unmute the sound for that application.
   
5. Repeat these steps for any other applications you want to customize the sound level for.
   

By adjusting the volume levels for individual applications in the Volume Mixer, you can have more control over the sound output on your laptop.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

How can i get the volume mixer sound for a particular game if it's muted from volume mixer

OT- Sound Issues

Since programs are only listed in volume mixer if they are "making sound", and you mute it from volume mixer, how can you get it back as listed on volume mixer because if it's muted from volume mixer then it won't make sound for volume mixer to identify
therefore you can never get it back, but I need volume for the game I'm playing. Is there a way to get it to reappear even though it's permanently muted? I've been searching for an answer but it's all saying to make the program make noise so it registers,
but it's muted from volume mixer, so how do I get it to make noise??

 

How can i get the volume mixer sound for a particular game if it's muted from volume mixer

Hello,

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I would like to inform you if a game is permanently muted in volume mixer, then you won’t be getting sound for that particular game. The applications which are having sound option might be listed in the volume mixer if you find those applications in
the volume mixer separately, then you can adjust the volume of those applications separately.

Hope this helps.