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It used to be that to open up Volume Mixer in Windows one needed only 2 moves, specifically, right-click the volume icon at the bottom right corner of the desktop and then choose Volume Mixer.

In Windows 11 (22H2) I need to do 5 (!) moves to open up Volume Mixer. Specifically, I have to left-click the Internet + Volume icon at the bottom right corner, press on "Select a sound output", press "More volume settings", scroll down, and finally reach Volume Mixer.

The worst thing is that I cannot seem to create a shortcut for this service. If I pin the window in the taskbar, the next time I open it up I found myself in the Taskbar settings menu.

Is there a way to create either a) a desktop/taskbar shortcut or b) a keyboard shortcut for Volume Mixer?

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The volume mixer is the executable SndVol.exe.

You could give it a shortcut key via various means. For example, create a desktop icon for SndVol.exe, right-click it, select Properties, and in the Shortcut tab give it a Shortcut key.

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Win+G opens the Xbox game bar. In the top bar, you can toggle sound settings, including a volume mixer crucially, to stay always on the overlay. So just Win+G and slide app volume sliders to your heart's desire.

This controls the actual system level mix, so it's effectively the same as opening the volume mixer "the long way".

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