Windows 10: Windows volume control box

Windows volume control box in the left hand corner of the screen has everything on mute and I can't delete it, so my PC is useless. How do I fix this?

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volume control error

Hi Akash,

The issue with volume control could have happened due to the corrupted or outdated driver. To resolve your issue, we suggest that you follow the 2 methods below:

Method 1: Run the Audio Troubleshooter on the system.



Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with Sound. We would suggest you run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your Audio



Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key+X, select Control panel.
• Change the view as an option on the top right to Large icons.
• Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel
• Run the playing Audio troubleshooter

Method 2. Uninstall and reinstall the latest drivers from the manufacturer website.

Follow the steps to update the audio drivers:

• Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.
• Expand the Sound, Video and game controllers.
• Right-click on the Sound card and click on Uninstall.
• Install the latest audio driver from the manufacturer website.

Let us know the result for us to assist you further.

 

Volume controll

Hi Geoffrey,

One of the possible reasons why the volume control of your device reduced by 80% is due to an incompatible or outdated audio driver. To help us determine the appropriate troubleshooting steps, we would like to ask the following questions:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• Have you made any recent changes before you encountered this issue?
• What is the build and version of Windows that you’re using? To check, type
  winver in the Search box and send us a screenshot of the information window.
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far to resolve your concern?

We look forward to your response.

 

Wishing to lock volume control as an administrator

Hello,

You can use Family Safety to monitor the accessed websites, search history, and the apps and games they're opening. Currently, there is no way to control the volume of your device through Family Safety. However, we'd like to suggest in hiding the volume
control from the taskbar. Here's how you can do this:

• Press Windows key on your keyboard or click Start.
• On the Cortana search box, type Taskbar Settings and click the result.
• Under Notification area, click Select which icons appear on the taskbar.
• Turn Off the toggle for Volume.
• Verify that the volume is removed from the taskbar.

Let us know if you were able to hide the volume control.