This tutorial will show you how to change adaptive communication sound levels to allow Windows to reduce volume of other sounds when communications activity is detected for your account in Windows 11.
Contents
- Option One: Change Adaptive Communication Sound Levels in Settings
- Option Two: Change Adaptive Communication Sound Levels in Control Panel
- Option Three: Change Adaptive Communication Sound Levels using REG file
This option is only available starting with Windows 11 build 29576.1000 (Experimental Future Platforms) for Insiders.
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Sound on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Under the Output section, select Mute all, Reduce by 80% (default), Reduce by 50%, or Do nothing for what you want in the Adaptive communication sound levels drop menu. (see screenshots below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Sound icon.
2 Click/tap on the Communications tab. (see screenshot below)
3 Select (dot) Mute all other sounds, Reduce the volume of other sounds by 80% (default), Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50%, or Do nothing for what you want.
4 Click/tap on OK.
1 Do step 2 (mute all), step 3 (Reduce by 80%), step 4 (Reduce by 50%), or step 5 (do nothing) below for sound levels you want when communications activity is detected.
2 "Mute all other sounds" when Windows Detects Communications Activity
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Mute_all_other_sounds.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio]
"UserDuckingPreference"=dword:000000003 "Reduce volume of other sounds by 80%" when Windows Detects Communications Activity
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Reduce_volume_of_other_sounds_by_80%.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio]
"UserDuckingPreference"=dword:000000014 "Reduce volume of other sounds by 50%" when Windows Detects Communications Activity
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Reduce_volume_of_other_sounds_by_50%.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio]
"UserDuckingPreference"=dword:000000025 "Do nothing" when Windows Detects Communications Activity
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Do_nothing.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio]
"UserDuckingPreference"=dword:000000036 Save the REG file to your desktop.
7 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
8 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
9 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
10 Either restart the explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
11 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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