Windows 10: Windows Volume mixer slow to start

Hi there I was hoping to get some help on making my volume mixer start immediately. I only built my pc last year and it's always been really slow to start. My hard drive is a 1TB SSD. It usually takes around 5-10 seconds to open the volume mixer but when it opens it's fine to use. Nothing wrong with the audio. Help on this would be great, thanks.Specs:Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Processor: IntelR CoreTM i5-9600K CPUMemory: 16384MB RAMDirectX Version: DirectX 12Sound: Speakers RealtekR AudioGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiThings I have tried: Checking for Updates and Mainten

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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.