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Moving from Windows 7 to windows 10 - testing 1-2-3
sorveltaja:
Yet another annoyance in W10: it doesn't remember/save apps' volume levels, so they are always set to the master's level (leftmost one in volume mixer). when apps are started.
I'll look for info about how to fix that. If I find a working solution, I'll add it here.
Edit: so far it seems to be only Opera browser, whose volume level isn't saved. I tried portable version, and same result.
Edit 2: The issue with Opera is probably, that for some reason it doesn't have an entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore, where other apps(like Winamp and Firefox) store their volume levels.
Creating such an entry for opera would be nice, but the entries have cryptic values/names or whatever, which consist numbers and letters:
Edit 3: I tested Opera with newer W10 22H2 in virtual machine. There the volume levels were stored, and it worked as it should. But it is default, non-debloated version.
Conclusion: expect odd hickups when using modified version of Windows.
Edit 4: It seems that for W10 to store apps like Opera's volume levels, Internet Explorer 11 needs to be enabled in Windows features. I tested it with previously mentioned W10 22H2 by disabling IE, and voila, Opera volume level was stored no more.
One wonders why some apps have features, which are still dependent of IE.
Anyway, I think I'll make another debloated version of W10, which includes IE.
sorveltaja:
Yet another registry hack, which enables 'old style' feature. When clicking volume icon, default result is on the left, and 'restored' one on the right:
--- Code: ---Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MTCUVC]
"EnableMtcUvc"=dword:00000000
--- End code ---
It's from http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Windows_10_tricks#Re-enable_volume_mixer
Muzzerboy:
Another annoyance with W10 compared to W7 - the intern tasked with messing up the brightness controls decided to reset the brightness at each startup to a nice low setting. So each time I start up my XPS13 I have to crank up the brightness manually. That must have been a conscious decision - you have to wonder why....
sorveltaja:
--- Quote from: Muzzerboy on August 09, 2024, 10:53:19 AM ---Another annoyance with W10 compared to W7 - the intern tasked with messing up the brightness controls decided to reset the brightness at each startup to a nice low setting. So each time I start up my XPS13 I have to crank up the brightness manually. That must have been a conscious decision - you have to wonder why....
--- End quote ---
Is there some (possibly display card related, or other) software involved, that enables one to control the brightness? I admit to be a newbie with W10, as I haven't found such option in the OS itself.
Muzzerboy:
It's in "display and settings" - just type "brightness" in the start button to get there. On my laptop there are also brightness up/down keys, thankfully, so I don't have to dive into settings each time I start up. But it's bl00dy annoying that it resets brightness each time.
I take it you're familiar with this kind of install process?
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