Some apps on Windows 11 can be louder than others. But fortunately, there’s a way to decrease their volume individually to balance things out. We’ll show you how to do so using the Volume Mixer.
How Does Setting Individual App Volumes Help?
Adjusting the volume for individual apps helps you control how loud a single app can be without affecting others. That way, you can tailor the sound experience to your liking.
Say you’re playing a game with friends and using Discord for comms. You can easily turn down the game volume using the Volume Mixer to hear everyone more clearly. Another example would be if you’re working while listening to music and the notification sounds from WhatsApp or another messaging app keep disturbing you. Turning down the system volume will also reduce the volume of the music, andturning on Do Not Disturbisn’t ideal.
These are just a few use cases, but you may encounter others where it’s beneficial to prioritize the sound level of one app over another. This is especially true if the app you want to turn down doesn’t have built-in volume controls.
How to Set the Volume for Individual Apps Using the Volume Mixer
you may access the Volume Mixer in Quick Settings. PressWin + Ato open it, and click the speaker icon on the right side of the volume slider (look for it at the bottom).
you’re able to find the app volume sliders by scrolling down to theVolume Mixersection. Moving the slider to increase or decrease the volume of a particular app.
If you prefer an old-school approach to setting the volume of individual apps, you may alsouse the classic Volume Mixerinstead.
How to Set the Output Device for Individual Apps Using the Volume Mixer
You can also use the Volume Mixer to change an individual app’s sound output device. This allows you to listen to music using a Bluetooth speaker while app notifications use the system speakers.
PressWin + i, head toSystem > Sound, and clickVolume Mixerin theAdvancedsection.
Next, scroll down to theAppssection to see the volume controls for individual apps. Click the down arrow of the app and then click theOutput Devicedropdown.
Select a different sound output device from the list of connected devices. That app’s sound output will now come from that device.
If you adjust the volume of that app in the Volume Mixer, it will only affect how loud it will be on that output device. Unfortunately, the Volume Mixer can’t increase an app’s volume above 100%. However, you canuse a volume booster appto raise it beyond the maximum.
