Five ways to open Sound Settings in Windows 11/10

To adjust, customize, or configure the sound scheme for your device, you have to access the sound settings in Windows 11/10. You may need to perform these actions because you might have a problem with your PC’s audio playback, or wonder why the sound is recording at too low volume. In this post, we will show you the 5 ways to open Sound Settings in Windows 11/10.

The Sound settings interface offers you the options to do things such as change the sound effects, disable audio enhancements, modify individual app sounds, and more. It’s all going to depend on what you mostly use your computer for.

How to open Sound Settings in Windows 11/10

We can open sound settings in Windows 10 in 5 quick and easy ways. We’ll explore this topic under the methods outlined below in this section:

Let’s take a look at the description of the step-by-step process in relation to each of the methods.

1] Open Sound Settings via Search

• Click the Search icon or bar on the extreme left of the taskbar OR press the Windows key on the keyboard.
• Type the word sound.
• Select Sound settings from the result or click Open on the right pane.

2] Open Sound Settings via Run or Command Prompt

• Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog.
• In the Run dialog box, type control mmsys.cpl sounds or mmsys.cpl and hit Enter.

OR

• Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.
• In the Run dialog box, type cmd and hit Enter to open Command Prompt.
• In the command prompt window, type or copy and paste either of the commands as above and hit Enter.

3] Open Sound Settings via Sound icon on Taskbar

• Right-click on the Sound icon (if not present click the chevron to show hidden icons) in the notification area or system tray at the extreme right corner area of the taskbar.
• Click on Open Sound settings (Windows 11) or Sounds (Windows 10) from the menu.

4] Open Sound Settings via Settings app

Windows 11

• Press the Windows key + I to open Windows 11 Settings.
• Tap or click System category.
• Select Sound in the right pane.
• Scroll down till you see More Sound settings, and click on it
• Sound settings will open.

Related: How to open old Sound settings panel in Windows 11

Windows 10

• Press the Windows key + I to open Settings.
• Tap or click Personalisation category.
• Select Themes in the left pane.
• Click the Advanced sound settings link on the right pane of the window.

Note: Depending on the version of Windows 11/10 you’re currently running, this option may not be available for you.

5] Open Sound Settings via Control Panel

• Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.
• In the Run dialog box, type control and hit Enter to open Control Panel.
• From the top right corner of the window, set the View by option to Large icons.
• Click Sound.

That’s it on the 5 ways to open Sound Settings on Windows 11/10!