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    how do i get skype to stop changing volume of other apps and changing mute?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by afhstingray, May 21, 2011.

  1. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    i've been listening to internet radio a lot recently, while leaving a skype video chat on, so its been irritating me that when i start the call, skype automatically seems to lower the volume of the other apps that are playing music.

    how do i turn this "feature" off? also when a skype call is initiated it unmutes the audio,if i had muted the laptop before.
     
    afhstingray, May 21, 2011
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    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    This is actually a windows feature built in to the os...What you will have to do is right click on the volume icon and then playback devices and then on the tabs pick communications... and set it to do nothing...this should fix your issue
     
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    yaay! kick . thanks for that. i spent ages trawling through skype's options and couldnt find anything. +rep
     
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    ya.. this is a windows api that when called will lower volume of the system to boost the call volume... It does the same in a ton of different voip applications... when I used to use steam voice chat I would always wonder why windows would almost mute my game... that was it
     
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    its a shame they dont make it more obvious...
     
    afhstingray, May 21, 2011
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