In the early days of Windows, users had limited options when it came down to controlling sound. Such problems are no longer the case with Windows 11/10 because we have several tools at our disposal.

The Volume Control icon in the system tray is the quickest way to control the volume on your Windows 11/10 PC. However if after a recent update or a software installation, it no longer responds to ...

For reasons that have always been unclear, Windows does not include standard keyboard shortcuts for turning the volume up or down. Sure, most laptops have volume buttons on their keyboards, and some ...

If you buy expensive computer speakers, they often have a volume knob you can mount somewhere on your desk so you aren’t dependent on the onboard volume control. [Kris S] decided to build his own ...

Most of us will have all kinds of audio pumping out through our Windows PC speakers (or headphones)—but you don't necessarily want your background lo-fi chill-out mixes at the same volume level as the ...

Most modern laptops have some sort of volume control buttons. Usually these are a set of Fn keys on the keyboard, but convertible laptops with screens that can flip around for use in tablet mode often ...

Have a sound system that you sit far away from, but hate remotes? Instructables user Kris S shows off how to build a soft volume control knob using cheap components. Kris S uses a micro USB cable, a ...

I'm thinking of making a USB volume controller dongly thing for one of my computers that lacks volume buttons. I've done a few other USB HID projects before (Gamecube & PS2 controller adapters, and a ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

With all of the various keyboards, mouses (mice?), and other human interface devices (HID) available for our computers, there’s no possible way for developers to anticipate every type of input for ...