Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains “sandboxed” and runs separately from the host machine.
A sandbox is temporary. When it’s closed, all the software and files and the state are deleted. You get a brand-new instance of the sandbox every time you open the app.
Windows Sandbox will be able to receive audio input (ex: microphone) from the user by default.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable audio input to the Windows Sandbox for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs.
After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme.
If you decide you no longer want the saved sound theme, you can delete it.
This tutorial will show you how to delete a sound theme for your account in Windows 11.
A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs.
After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme.
This tutorial will show you how to save a sound theme for your account in Windows 11.
Audio enhancement packages are designed to enhance your specific audio hardware performance and quality.
Available audio enhancements will vary depending on the manufacturer.
Sometimes these audio enhancements can cause problems with audio and sound. If you encounter an audio or sound problem, you can try disabling audio enhancements to see if it may solve the problem.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable audio enhancements for sound device(s) in Windows 11.
If the volume level from your sound input device (ex: microphone) is too low or high, you can easily adjust the volume level to what you want on demand in Windows 11.
This tutorial will show you how to change the volume level for sound input devices for your account in Windows 11.
Windows lets you convert stereo sound into a single channel with mono audio so you can hear everything, even if you’re using just one headphone.
People with partial hearing loss or deafness in one ear can turn on mono audio to have Windows play audio from both the left and right audio channels into both ears (channels) when using headphones, so they don’t miss any sounds.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off mono audio for your account in Windows 11.
Spatial sound is an enhanced immersive audio experience that simulates a realistic environment where sounds can flow around you, including overhead, in three-dimensional (3D) virtual space. Spatial sound provides an enhanced atmosphere which traditional surround sound formats cannot.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Spatial Sound in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard.
When you type on the touch keyboard, it will play a click sound indicating the key being pressed like on a physical keyboard.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the touch keyboard typing sound for your account in Windows 11.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
While you can adjust the volume level of individual devices and apps, sometimes you may just want to mute and unmute the volume as needed without affecting the set volume level.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to mute and unmute the system volume or sound volume of individual devices and apps in Windows 11.
The default sound input device is the device that Windows uses for speaking or recording.
When you connect more than one microphone or other recording devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default sound input device for your account in Windows 11.
If the volume level from your sound output device is too low or high, you can easily adjust the volume level to what you want on demand in Windows 11.
This tutorial will show you how to change the volume level for apps and sound output devices for your account in Windows 11.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
When you connect speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default audio playback (output) device for your account in Windows 11.
Sometimes you may notice an unbalance in the left and right audio balance of a playback (output) device such as a speaker or headphone, and may need to manually adjust the left and right audio balance level until it sounds best to you.
This tutorial will show you how to adjust the left and right audio balance level of sound playback devices in Windows 10.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound. When you connect speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
While you can adjust the volume level of individual devices and apps, sometimes you may just want to mute and unmute the volume as needed without affecting the set volume level.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to mute and unmute the system volume or sound volume of individual devices and apps in Windows 10.
Absolute Volume is a feature released starting with the Windows 10 April 2018 update version 1803. This feature allows the Windows volume slider to precisely control the local volume of compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones connected to the computer.
However, Absolute Volume may sometimes prevent you from separately changing a Bluetooth device’s dual volume control for the left and right volume levels.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Bluetooth Absolute Volume for all users in Windows 10.
Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10.
Narrator lets you use your PC without a display or mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents.
Specific commands let you navigate Windows, the web, and apps, as well as get info about the area of the PC you’re in. Navigation is available using headings, links, landmarks, and more. You can read text (including punctuation) by page, paragraph, line, word, and character as well as determine characteristics like font and text color. Efficiently review tables with row and column navigation.
Narrator also has a navigation and reading mode called Scan Mode. Use it to get around Windows 10 using just the up and down arrows on your keyboard. You can also use a braille display to navigate your PC and read text.
You can personalize Narrator’s voice to adjust the speaking rate, pitch, and volume as well as install some third-party text-to-speech voices.
Narrator lets you select a Narrator audio output device for where you hear Narrator’s voice from.
This tutorial will show you how to select a default audio output device used to play the voice of Narrator from for your account in Windows 10.
Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10.
Narrator lets you use your PC without a display or mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents.
Specific commands let you navigate Windows, the web, and apps, as well as get info about the area of the PC you’re in. Navigation is available using headings, links, landmarks, and more. You can read text (including punctuation) by page, paragraph, line, word, and character as well as determine characteristics like font and text color. Efficiently review tables with row and column navigation.
Narrator also has a navigation and reading mode called Scan Mode. Use it to get around Windows 10 using just the up and down arrows on your keyboard. You can also use a braille display to navigate your PC and read text.
You can personalize Narrator’s voice to adjust the speaking rate, pitch, and volume as well as install some third-party text-to-speech voices.
By default, the audio volume from other apps is automatically lowered so you can hear Narrator better when it’s speaking.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to automatically lower the volume of other apps when Narrator is speaking for your account in Windows 10.
The Mail and Calendar app included with Windows 10 help you stay up to date on your email, manage your schedule and stay in touch with people you care about the most. Designed for both work and home, these apps help you communicate quickly and focus on what’s important across all your accounts. Supports Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo! and other popular accounts.
By default, the Windows Notify Email.wav file is played when you get a new email message in the Mail app when you have notifications and play a sound turned on for the Mail app.
If you like, you can change the Mail app notification sound to use any .wav file you want played when you get a new email message.
This tutorial will show you how to change the Mail app notification sound for your account in Windows 10.
The default sound input device is the device (ex: microphone) that Windows uses to record or hear sound.
The default audio playback device is the device (ex: speaker) that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
If you don’t like the default name given to a sound input or output device, you can easily rename it to any name you want to display for the device in Windows 10.
This tutorial will show you how to rename a sound input or output device for all users in Windows 10.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
This can be speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices connected or built-in to your computer.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to enable or disable a sound output device (ex: speakers) on your Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 PC.