How to Fix Volume Automatically Goes up and Down in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
599How to Fix Volume Automatically Goes up and Down in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Some users have been reporting that their volume automatically goes up or down over time without any manual adjustment. Some affected users report that the issue only occurs when they have more than one windows/tab that produces sound. Other users report that the volume randomly jumps to 100% with no apparent trigger. In most cases, the values of the volume mixer are not changing even if the volume of the sound has clearly been modified. The vast majority of reports are confirmed to occur on Windows 10.
Have you been experiencing this issue where your PC volume automatically goes up/down in Windows 10 till it gets mute? Well, this is an error that has been troubling many users off-late. Many users have been reporting that whenever they are listening to music or have more than one tab/windows open that produces sound, the volume gets adjusted automatically, without any manual intervention. It can also go upto 100% automatically.
What is causing the ‘automatic volume adjustment’ issue on Windows 10?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that have been successfully used to resolve this problem. Based on our investigations, there are several common culprits that are known to trigger this odd behavior on Windows 10:
Sound Effects or Immediate Mode are causing this – Realtek audio drivers do include a few features that might cause this particular behavior. Most of the time. Realtek’s Immediate Mode and a few other sound effects can cause automatic volume adjustment to some degree. Several users in similar situations have reported that the issue was fixed after they disabled any additional sound effects.
While issues with sound are very common with systems, most of them are usually lower than expected sound or distortion with sound. Another known issue is while using the VLC media players when users try to push the volume beyond 100% and it spoils the speakers.
Issue is being caused by Windows Communications feature – There’s one Windows feature that ends up creating this particular issue for a lot of users. Although it’s designed to automatically adjust the volume when the PC is used for communication purposes, it can sometimes pick up false-positive which will end up reducing the volume when it’s not the case. In this case, changing the default behavior to ‘Do nothing’ will resolve the issue.
Windows audio driver is causing the issue – As a lot of users have reported, the default Realtek driver will get updated over time, which will end up causing this particular issue on some machines. If this scenario is applicable, downloading to a generic Windows driver should resolve the issue.
Dolby Digital Plus is adjusting the volume – One of the few 3-rd party audio drivers that are known to cause this issue is Dolby Digital Plus. This happens due to an audio feature called Volume Leveler. Unfortunately, disabling it will still preserver the same behavior, so you’ll need to disable Dolby Digital Plus altogether to resolve the issue.
A physical trigger is lowering/raising the volume – Stucked volume keys on your keyboard or a mouse USB dongle that is acting up are all potential causes that might lead to this particular problem. Unplugging the connected devices or getting the stuck keys unstuck will resolve the issue in this case.
If you’re looking for ways to prevent your Windows volume for getting automatically adjusted, this tutorial will provide you with several troubleshooting steps. Down below, you’ll discover a collection of methods that other users in a similar situation have successfully used to prevent this behavior from occurring.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).