How to Adjust the Volume of a Single Window

Right-click the volume icon., Click Open Volume Mixer., Find the window or app whose volume you wish to change., Click and drag a program's slider., Click X.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Right-click the volume icon.

    It's the speaker-shaped icon in the group of options on the far-right side of the taskbar.

    On Windows 7, just click the volume icon.

    If you don't see the volume icon, click ˄ to the left of the options here.
  2. Step 2: Click Open Volume Mixer.

    This option is near the top of the pop-up window.

    On pre-Windows 10 systems, you'll just click Mixer. , You'll see application names at the top of the pop-up window; each name correlates to an app's or window's specific volume.

    Depending on how many programs you have open, you may have to scroll to the right to see additional programs. , The slider icon resembles arrow on a vertical line below a program.

    Dragging the slider up will increase the program's volume, while dragging it down will decrease the volume.

    You can also click the volume icon at the bottom of a program's slider track to mute the program. , It's in the top-right corner of the Volume Mixer window.

    Doing so will save your volume settings and close the Volume Mixer window.
  3. Step 3: Find the window or app whose volume you wish to change.

  4. Step 4: Click and drag a program's slider.

  5. Step 5: Click X.

Detailed Guide

It's the speaker-shaped icon in the group of options on the far-right side of the taskbar.

On Windows 7, just click the volume icon.

If you don't see the volume icon, click ˄ to the left of the options here.

This option is near the top of the pop-up window.

On pre-Windows 10 systems, you'll just click Mixer. , You'll see application names at the top of the pop-up window; each name correlates to an app's or window's specific volume.

Depending on how many programs you have open, you may have to scroll to the right to see additional programs. , The slider icon resembles arrow on a vertical line below a program.

Dragging the slider up will increase the program's volume, while dragging it down will decrease the volume.

You can also click the volume icon at the bottom of a program's slider track to mute the program. , It's in the top-right corner of the Volume Mixer window.

Doing so will save your volume settings and close the Volume Mixer window.

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