The volume preferences page has been available in Settings for a while, but Microsoft is now directing users toward it when they attempt to access the old Volume Mixer. First reported by Windows Latest, it seems that right-clicking on the taskbar’s speaker icon still brings up a menu containing the ‘Open Volume Mixer’ option, but selecting it now opens the App Volume and Device Preferences page in Settings. It’s an easy-to-use and helpful feature within Windows 10, but it appears to be on the way out.Īs spotted by users of the latest build (18272) available to Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring, Microsoft has updated the Volume Mixer.
With the Volume Mixer, users can, for example, turn down the volume of any open browsers while making apps such as Spotify louder.
