Volume2 is a program for controlling the sound volume level on your computer. Volume 2 Alternate Volume Control (also known as "Volume Squared") displays an on-screen volume indicator in the form of a stylish on-screen display (OSD) that appears the moment you change the volume. The program features more than 70 beautiful and stylish regulator volume and over 40 audio volume status icons to display in the system tray! Controlling the volume of music with Volume2 will become much more convenient; the utility allows you to change the sound volume by rotating the mouse wheel and using hotkeys.
It's time to change the volume control
Volume2 is a much more functional and convenient audio volume control than the standard Windows volume slider. The beautiful volume gadget Volume2 allows you to set the sound volume change step, add sound effect When changing the volume, use the stylish On Screen Display (OSD) menu to control the volume, select the sound volume indicator skin to display it in the taskbar, use wheel rotation and mouse movements to change the volume level. With Volume 2, you can set up hotkeys to turn down, turn up, and turn off the volume on your computer, and you can also set a schedule for the volume to change automatically.
In the archive for download portable version Volume2 and program distribution kit.
Screenshots of the Volume2 program
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Volume2 is a program designed to replace the standard Windows volume control. With its help, users can adjust the sound level by scrolling the mouse wheel or assign keyboard shortcuts for this purpose. The application has a user-friendly interface and includes three interchangeable design themes. It leaves its own stash in the notification panel. During the process you will be asked to configure automatic shutdown standard volume indicator.
By clicking on the icon described above, you can determine the balance between the right and left channels, enable or disable certain sound sources, instantly reduce the volume to minimum, and so on. Any of the previous actions can be assigned to pressing the mouse wheel or double click right click. Overall, Volume2 is useful free application, which will not be superfluous to install on your computer.
Key Features and Functions
- the ability to automatically replace the standard indicator with a program indicator;
- allows you to set hotkey or a key combination for a specific action;
- you can choose the theme of the interface and the type of icon in the notification panel;
- support for all sound cards, including integrated ones.
Question from user #1
Good afternoon.
The volume icon on my laptop has disappeared and now I can't turn the volume up or down. It’s very inconvenient, tell me what can be done?
Question from user #2
Hello. An unpleasant thing happened in my Windows 10 - I click on the volume icon in the tray, but it does not respond (that is, the volume slider itself does not appear). What could it be?
Good day.
Today I decided to combine several questions into one article (especially since the solution to both problems will be the same).
As a rule, when the volume icon disappears (and in general when there are various problems with it), it is enough to take a number of simple steps to restore operation. I will list them below in order.
Solving problems with the volume icon
STEP 1 - checking hidden icons
Windows hides little-used icons by default (though the speaker icon usually doesn't qualify for this). But nevertheless, now there are so many different Windows builds, various tweaks, etc., which wouldn’t hurt to check.
To do this, click on the arrow in the tray and see if this sign is there (see an illustrative example below).
The sound icon appears to have been hidden by Windows as unused
STEP 2 - restart explorer
If there are problems with Explorer (and this includes everything you see: the desktop, taskbar, icons, etc.), problems also appear with the visibility of some elements, or their response to mouse clicks. Restarting Explorer helps solve this problem.
How to restart Explorer: Open task manager (key combination Ctrl+Shift+Esc), in processes find "conductor" (or explorer) right-click on it and select “Restart” from the menu (see screenshot below).
An alternative option for restarting Explorer: restart your computer.
STEP 3 - Checking the display of icons in the Windows Control Panel
Many icons (such as sound, power, network, clock, etc.) can be configured through . This is done in the “Design and Personalization” section, in the “Taskbar and Navigation” subsection (see screenshot below).
If you have Windows 7, then you can immediately start setting up what to display and what not.
If you have Windows 10, then another window will appear in which you need to open one of two links (see below), for example, “Turn system icons on and off.”
Next, you can manually set what you want to see in the taskbar and what not. Regarding the volume icon - turn it on and off. Often such a restart helps solve the problem of its invisibility or inactivity.
Turn Windows 10 system icons on or off
STEP 4 - Are the icons hidden in the editor? group policies
To open the Group Policy Editor, press the button combination Win+R, enter the command gpedit.msc and press Enter .
Note: Group Policy Editor does not open in Windows 10 Home.
Then look for the option (this is for Windows 10), or "Hide volume control icon" (this is for Windows 7).
Once you open the parameter, see if it is enabled! If enabled, change the value to “Not specified” (or “disabled”).
STEP 5 - editing the system registry
Due to "stuck" parameters in system registry, it may well be that the icon the volume will disappear(or will not respond adequately to your clicks on it). To return everything to its original state, you can try deleting a couple of parameters that are responsible for it and rebooting the PC. Let's show with an example...
First, open the registry editor:
- click Win+R ;
- enter the command in the execute window regedit
- press Enter.
In principle, working with the registry is not much different from a regular Explorer.
You need to find two parameters: PastIconsStream And IconStreams, and delete both!
Don't forget to restart your computer after the operation!
STEP 6 - checking and setting up the audio driver
When installing drivers for sound, they often come with a special driver. audio control center. Thanks to it, you can fine-tune the sound, select tone, echo, adjust bass, etc. What I mean is that you can work with sound parameters without system icon(and in most cases, it’s even more convenient)!
Volume2 or .
Thanks to such programs, you can move the sound settings to the place you need (for example, on the desktop or replace the standard icon in the tray) and not have problems with adjusting the volume (do everything in 1-2 mouse clicks).
Not to mention that you can bind the sound settings to the keys you need. Appearance similar icons are also very attractive and will satisfy any esthete (see example below).
That's all I have. For additions - thank you...
All the best to everyone!
Surely, almost every user wants the sound reproduced by his computer to be of the highest quality. If you are one of them, then most likely you have thought about how it can be improved. The most effective solution, of course, would be to buy better equipment, such as a good audio system, an additional sound card, and things like that.
However, you can do without this, because there are many programs designed to customize and improve the sound quality of your computer. This material will present the most effective of them.
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Unlike competitors, it ensures proper operation sound card and has only the most necessary functions.
Volume2
A small program that is a replacement for the standard Windows volume control. In addition to standard features, it has several additional functions.
Having the least functionality among other programs, Volume2 aims only to increase the convenience of volume adjustment and does an excellent job of it.
FxSound Enhancer
FxSound Enhancer contains a small set of simple but effective tools for improving sound. They allow you to improve sound quality in real time.
This program allows you to adjust individual sound parameters, such as, for example, increasing clarity and enhancing low-frequency sounds. However, her free version has somewhat reduced capabilities.
ViPER4Windows
This program has enormous capabilities for customizing sound. With the right skill, you can achieve almost professional sound quality.
ViPER4Windows includes all the same features as FxSound Enhancer and, in general, has the largest set of tools for changing sound parameters among its competitors, but also requires some knowledge to get quality results.
All of the programs presented above for changing sound parameters have the necessary functions to improve the sound. All you have to do is choose the most suitable one for yourself.
Greetings!
If you switched from one of the previous Windows versions on Windows 10, you may have noticed that the volume control in this operating system has been visually changed. Not all users of the newly created OS reacted positively to this circumstance. The developer, represented by Microsoft, expected a similar development of events, which is why he left the possibility of returning the previous (classic) version of the volume control, which we saw in Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 generations operating systems.
What is especially pleasing is that to return the good old volume control, you do not need to download any programs, utilities, etc., and everything will be limited to entering a certain parameter in the operating system registry. And in this step by step guide the necessary actions will be given that must be performed in order to easily return the much-desired volume control that was present in previously released versions of operating systems Windows family from Microsoft.
We return to Windows 10 the volume control that was in previous versions of the OS
That's it, you can close the registry editor. If you click on the volume control icon, you will see the familiar option, and not the newfangled one that is implemented by default in Windows 10.
It is worth saying that a section with a parameter can be added to the registry even easier by simply downloading and running the registry file located in . By answering yes to the displayed request, the necessary data will be added.
If you want to return the default volume control option in Windows 10, then simply delete the parameter from the registry that was entered in step 5 of this guide.