Adjust Computer Sound Volume

You can adjust the computer sound volume if you have a hearing impairment, work in a noisy environment, or for other reasons. The ability to clearly hear the sounds made by a computer is important to people who rely on sounds to get information from the computer—especially people who are blind or have vision impairment. The volume of add-on computer speakers can often be adjusted independently. This procedure tells you how to adjust the computer sound volume through Sounds and Audio Devices Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Sounds and Audio Devices.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Sounds and Audio Devices by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, on the Volume tab:

Adjust the sound volume by moving the Device volume slider.
Select OK.

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, on the Volume tab:

Adjust the Device volume by pressing the RIGHT ARROW key for higher volume (louder), and the LEFT ARROW key for lower volume.
Select OK.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Sound and Audio Devices Volume tab: Device volume