Audio Windows 7

audio utilities in Windows 7

mute.exe works fine in Windows 7. setvol.exe "sort of" works. More below about setvol.exe.

You can get the audio utilities to work in Windows 7 this way.

Right-click the executable
From the pop-up menu choose "Properties"
Click the "Compatibility" tab
Click the "Change settings for all users" button near the bottom of the window
Select the check box "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
If needed, click the button below that and select: "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" from the list
At the bottom under Privilege Level check the box "Run this program as an administrator"
Click "OK" twice to save and exit

Any shortcut created from the executable will have the same compatibility setting. Many thanks to Jared Pickerell for writing me with this solution!

setvol.exe issue

At least on my Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, setvol.exe works but not precisely. For some reason the values do not have the expected results. Here's a table of values set in the shortcut and what the actual results are.

100 = 100%
90 = 94%
80 = 88%
70 = 82%
60 = 75%
50 = 67%
40 = 59%
30 = 50%
20 = 40%
10 = 27%
00 = 0%

You can see what the volume is set to by making sure mute is off and hovering over the volume icon in the Notification Area.

This page last changed: April 30, 2012 - 11:38 AM