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Windows sound controls

The Windows sound controls appear in two places: in the tray at the lower right-hand side of the screen, and as their own control panel.

Accessing the sound control

Windows tray
Windows tray		 Windows tray, sound selected
Sound selected

  1. Find the tray at the lower right-hand side of the screen. Locate the speaker icon.

  2. Click the speaker icon once.

    Speaker Icon

  3. The volume control will appear just above the tray.

Using the sound control

Volume
To control the volume for the built-in speaker, use the mouse to slide the volume bar up or down.

Balance
Balance and a variety of other controls are available on the sound control panel. To access the sound control panel, double-click the speaker icon in the tray. The sound control panel will open.

Alternately, you may open the Start Menu, select Settings, then select Control Panels and then select Sound.

Mute
If you don't want any sound to play, click the Mute box to turn off sound entirely.

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