In Windows, audio routing feels like an afterthought. To change your audio output, you must click the tiny sound output icon next to the master volume slider. To access the per-app volume mixer and ...

Windows has frequently made managing multiple audio devices a hassle. Over the years, Microsoft has tried to improve the experience in a few ways. In 2021, for example, the company simplified how ...

I have been using Windows since the days of Windows Vista, and Windows' setup for managing sounds has always felt inadequate. It feels like a small process Microsoft decided to complicate—adjusting ...

If Sound and Volume Mixer is not saving settings on your Windows 11/10 computer, follow these suggestions: Run Windows Audio Troubleshooter Update the Audio Drivers Turn on Exclusive mode in Speakers ...

How do I fix Windows volume mixer? To set things back to your comfort zone, then you will have to make use of a tool known as Classic Volume Mixer. It’s an open-source utility, and from what we can ...

It looks like Windows is getting an easier way to manage all of those audio sources. In a blog post, the company announced that it is rolling out the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309 to ...

Microsoft is constantly adding new features to Windows 11, and it’s easy for small quality-of-life updates to get buried under Bing Chat integrations and Windows Copilot. I discovered one such feature ...

Microsoft is testing a new and modern-looking Windows 11 volume mixer accessible via the taskbar Quick Settings panel that helps adjust the volume on a per-app basis and switch between audio devices.

The free third-party Media Flyout application for Windows 11 is my go-to solution for native-feeling, powerful control over my PC's audio output.