Previously, you could just access the Volume Mixer directly from the Quick Access menu on the Taskbar. However, this option was later removed by Microsoft in Windows 11 original release. Instead, the Volume Mixer was moved to the Windows Settings app, having the following path: Now, Microsoft is planning to restore the volume mixer with a new design to the Quick Access menu again. Having this option would be convenient for many users since it would allow “quick access.” That said, at the time of writing this post, this feature is still experimental and is therefore hidden. However, you can enable the volume mixer in the Quick Access menu using ViVeTool. Let us show you how to enable the new volume mixer in Windows 11 with all the legacy mixer options. Note: At the moment, this method will only work for the Windows Insiders having Windows 11 Build 25281 or higher.
How to Activate Volume Mixer in Quick Access Menu in Windows 11
Follow the steps given below to activate the volume mixer directly from the Quick Access menu in the taskbar: You can now access the volume mixer by clicking on the speaker icon in the taskbar and then clicking the “Sound output” button. Change the directory using the “CD” change directory cmdlet as done in the image above. Note: To disable this feature in the future if needed, replace “enable” with “disable” in the command above. You will now see the new type of volume mixer in the submenu, as in the image below. This new mixer has all the options of the legacy volume mixer, which includes spatial sound management, output sound device, and individual app volume level management.
Closing Words
The new volume mixer in Windows 11 is still an experimental feature by Microsoft. If you wish to try it out today, you will need to subscribe to the Dev channel and then use ViVeTool to activate the feature. However, we believe that this feature will eventually make its way to the stable channel as it was much needed in Windows 11. Let us know what you think about the new mixer design in the comments below.
