gHacks Technology News - Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 1:22 AM
Create Mute/Unmute Sound shortcuts for any Windows program
Nirsoft updated the free SoundVolumeView application to version 2.0 recently;
the new version introduces an option to the application to create sound related
shortcuts for any program on Windows systems.
Ever wanted to mute or unmute a program with a click? Set the volume, or change
the sound device? SoundVolumeView 2.0 supports these capabilities.
Previously, you had to use the interface of the application or configure
command line options manually. The release of the new version makes things more
comfortable and easier.
The program is available for all 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Microsoft's
Windows operating system from Windows Vista onward. You can download the
archive it is provided in, extract it, and run it from any location as the tool
is fully portable.
Tip: check out Nirsoft's AppAudioConfig to control the audio volume of
individual programs on Windows.
Creating sound shortcuts
The application displays all sound devices and programs with sound in the
interface. All you have to do is right-click on any and select the new "create
desktop shortcut" option from the context menu that opens.
SoundVolumeView displays the available options in a sub-menu:
Mute
Unmute
Mute/Unmute Toggle
Disable (Device)
Enable (Device)
Disable/Enable Toggle (Device)
Set Default Device (Console, Multimedia, Communications)
Increase Volume
Decrease Volume
The program creates a shortcut on the desktop of the Windows system. All you
need to do afterward is to click on it to activate it. If you have created a
mute/unmute switch shortcut, you'd toggle between mute and unmute states
whenever you run the shortcut. The program itself is not closed and re-opened
as the process does not affect its running state at all.
Only mute and volume options are available for applications. The program needs
to be running and playing sound to be listed in the interface. It is possible
to create the shortcuts manually. The following command
C:\Users\Martin\Downloads\soundvolumeview-x64\SoundVolumeView.exe /Switch
"chrome.exe" will toggle mute/unmute for Google Chrome when executed.
Just replace the executable filename with the filename of the program that you
want to control using the Nirsoft application. You find the other command line
parameters on the official program website, e.g. /Mute or /Unmute, or
/SetVolume.
Closing Words
The new options to create sound-related desktop shortcuts on Windows to control
the volume or mute/unmute status of applications, and to control devices, is
useful for a number of purposes. Want to quickly mute applications while taking
a call or switch between sound devices when editing/playing/listening on the
system?
All it takes is this little program and about a minute of your time to set it
up properly. Afterwards, it is executed with just a double-click on the
shortcut file.
Now You: do you use software programs that control sound?
Summary
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Create Mute/Unmute Sound shortcuts for any Windows program
Description
Nirsoft updated the free SoundVolumeView application to version 2.0 recently;
the new version introduces an option to the application to create sound related
shortcuts for any program on Windows systems.
Author
Martin Brinkmann
Publisher
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