Windows 11 - Bug - Speaker Icon on taskbar is Disabled (automatically) - however the sound still active (on)

Kal

New member

Aug 31, 2021

#1

Hi All

Can anyone help with this issue? (Please note I have not muted the sound)

1. Speaker icon on taskbar is Disable (automatically) - however sound still active

Thank

Kal

My Computer

System One

OS

Windows 11 Home

z3r010

Y2K compliant

Staff member

Aug 31, 2021

Staff
#2

Yep, this is happening to me too.

My Computers

System One System Two

OS

Windows 11 Workstation

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

doofenshmirtz evil incorporated

CPU

Ryzen 9 5950X

Motherboard

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula

Memory

Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4

Graphics Card(s)

ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC

Sound Card

Sound BlasterX Katana

Monitor(s) Displays

3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W

Hard Drives

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
Drive

PSU

ASUS ROG THOR 850W 80 Plus Platinum

Case

ASUS ROG Strix Helios Midi-Tower ARGB Gaming Case

Cooling

ASUS ROG Strix LC Performance RGB AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - 360mm

Keyboard

Logi Ergo

Mouse

Logitech MX Master 3

Internet Speed

900/100 Mbps

Browser

Chrome

Antivirus

Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro

Other Info

HP M281 Printer
Logitech Brio Stream webcam
Yeti X mic
Operating System

Windows 10

Computer type

Laptop

Manufacturer/Model

Surface Laptop

CPU

i7

bobkn

Well-known member

Power User

VIP

Aug 31, 2021

#3

Not me.

And, I can still get into the sound mixer via right click.

My Computers

System One System Two

OS

Windows 11 22631.2861

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

homebuilt

CPU

Amd Threadripper 7970X

Motherboard

Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D

Memory

128GB (4 X 32) Kingston DDR5 5200 (RDIMM)

Graphics Card(s)

Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC

Sound Card

none (USB to speakers), Realtek

Monitor(s) Displays

Philips 27E1N8900 OLED

Screen Resolution

3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz

Hard Drives

Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro

PSU

eVGA SuperNOVA 1600 GT

Case

Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL

Cooling

Alphacool Eisbaer Pro Aurora 360, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans

Keyboard

Logitech K120 (wired)

Mouse

Logitech M500s (wired)

Internet Speed

1200 Mbps
Operating System

windows 11 22631.2861

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

homebuilt

CPU

Intel I9-13900K

Motherboard

Asus RoG Strix Z690-E

Memory

64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000

Graphics card(s)

Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti

Sound Card

built in Realtek

Monitor(s) Displays

Asus PA329C

Screen Resolution

3840 X 2160 @60Hz

Hard Drives

WDC SN850 1TB
8 TB Seagate Ironwolf
4TB Seagate Ironwolf

PSU

eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT

Case

Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo

Cooling

Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler

Mouse

Logitech M500s (wired)

Keyboard

Logitech K120 (wired)