

1 Click on the Start button and then on the gear-like symbol to open the Settings page. 3 Restart the system and check if it helps resolve the issue.

2 Go to Updates and Security and click on Update now. And there is a free trial period, so you can put it through its paces before handing over your hard earned savings. 1 Click on the Start button and then on the gear-like symbol to open the Settings page. The program has a tiny memory footprint, residing in your system tray. Set them how you like and store your preferences in a list, for later recall. For example, quiet settings for those late night FPS bouts of carnage, or everything muted for complete audio stealth. It locks volume settings exactly where you want them, and even has a variety of 'profiles' for different times and locations. I scoured through a pile of search engine results and found, at length, a download for something called 'Volume Lock'. My favorite music player is equally guilty of this minor but stressful misdemeanor, changing my master volume instead of thinking purely about its own output.įinally, I decided to do something about this problem. The worst culprit of late, is a certain free internet telephone that constantly tries to hijack my volume settings, despite telling it NOT to! It actually moves the sliders on my volume panel and there is nothing I can do to stop it. After all, I have better things to tweak! It's a thoroughly pointless waste of time, which should be spent more productively. I'm forever having to fiddle and mess about with things. Of course, that isn't the case! I just want to set them and leave them alone. but also assumes I want to change my Windows settings as well. More than many folks and perhaps more than is really healthy!Įach program has a volume control. So you can bet I know computers and I know sound.

Among other things I've done in my life, I've worked as a musician for a videogame company.
