对于某些人来说，音量混合器是(Volume Mixer)Windows 10中最常用的功能之一。这是分别为每个应用程序调整声音输出音量(sound output volume)的超快速方法。但是 Windows 11 对Volume Mixer(Volume Mixer)的工作方式和外观带来了重大变化。在本文中，我们将探讨新的Windows 11 Volume Mixer、如何访问它、它的设计和功能。我们将首先将旧版Windows中的(Windows)音量混合器(Volume Mixer)与新版本进行比较：
音量混合器(Mixer)：Windows 10 与 Windows 11
在Windows 10中，音量混合器(volume mixer)是一个超级简单的工具(simple tool)，用于调整每个应用程序的输出音量和更改(output volume)声音输出设备(sound output device)。您可以通过右键单击任务栏中的音量按钮(volume button)然后选择Volume Mixer来访问它。结果是这个带有滑块的简单窗口：
Windows 10 中的音量混合器
在Windows 11(Windows 11)中执行相同的操作，这会出现：
Windows 11 中的音量混合器
当我们第一次打开它时，我们的反应是“wait, what? This is not the Volume Mixer!”我们打赌你也会感到惊讶。新的Windows 11 音量混合器(Volume mixer )现在是设置(Settings)应用程序的一部分。它具有比Windows 10中的音量混合器(Volume Mixer)更强大的功能，但加载速度更慢，更复杂，而且更大。接下来，让我们看看访问它的几种方法。
如何在Windows 11中访问音量(Windows 11)混合器(Mixer)
在Windows 11中访问音量混合器(Volume Mixer )的最简单方法是上面简要提到的方法：找到任务栏上的音量(Volume)图标并右键单击(taskbar and right-click)它（或点击并按住触摸屏）。这将打开一个上下文菜单(context menu)。单击(Click)或点击“打开音量混合器(Open the volume mixer)”。
从Windows 11(Windows 11)中的任务栏访问音量混合器(Mixer)
如果您喜欢更长的方式，您可以通过设置应用程序打开(Settings)音量混合器(Volume Mixer)。通过按键盘上的Windows + I打开设置(Settings)，然后在系统(System)部分中找到并单击(locate and click)声音。(Sounds)
单击(Click)设置应用程序(Settings app)的系统部分(System section)中的声音(Sound)
接下来，您需要向下滚动并单击或点击音量混合器(Volume mixer)以访问它。
在设置应用程序(Settings app)的声音页面(Sound page)中访问音量混合器(Mixer)
最后，访问Volume Mixer的第三种方法是从“开始”菜单(Start Menu)。只需打开开始菜单(Start Menu)并键入“混音器(mixer)”，然后在结果列表中选择“混音器选项”。(Sound mixer options)
从开始菜单(Start Menu)访问音量混合器(Mixer)
现在我们已经打开了Volume Mixer，让我们来探索它的设计和功能(design and functions)。
如何在Windows 11中使用新的音量(Windows 11)混合器(Mixer)
由于音量混合器(Volume Mixer)是设置(Settings)应用程序的一部分，它遵循相同的设计规则，包括字体、间距和整体配色方案(color scheme)。该页面有两个主要部分，系统(System)和应用程序(Apps)。
音量混合器(Mixer)的主要部分
System部分允许您更改全局声音输出音量(sound output volume)，以及更改默认的声音输入和输出(default sound input and output devices)设备。要更改音量，只需拖动音量旋钮(volume knob)。要更改输出或输入设备(output or input device)，请单击相应设置旁边的按钮，然后选择新设备。该设置会立即应用。
调整系统部分中的设置(System section)
下一部分Apps显示了当前正在播放声音的所有应用程序的列表。您可以像更改全局音量一样更改音量，方法是拖动音量旋钮(volume knob)。您还可以更改每个应用程序的输入和输出设备(input and output devices)。为此，请单击您要修改的应用程序（除音量栏(volume bar)外的任何位置）。在我们的示例中，我们点击了Google Chrome。在出现的下拉列表中，单击输出设备(Output device)或输入设备(Input device)旁边的按钮，然后选择您希望应用程序使用的扬声器或麦克风。
在 Volume Mixer(Mixer)中更改每个应用程序的声音设置
如果您想一次重置所有应用程序的声音设备，请单击应用程序列表后面的重置(Reset)按钮。这样做会将所有应用程序恢复为使用“系统(System)”部分中设置的设备。
重置音量混合器(Mixer)中所有应用程序的声音设置
最后，在页面底部，您有几个支持链接。一个是Get help，它可以让您联系客户支持(Customer Support)并为您提供一些故障排除工具，另一个是Give feedback，它允许您提交错误报告。
音量混合器(Mixer)的支持部分(support section)
你喜欢Windows 11中的新音量混合器(Mixer)吗？
新的Volume Mixer以易用性为代价带来了改进的功能。这是Windows 11(Windows 11)中备受争议的变化之一，还有新的右键菜单和开始菜单(Start Menu)。我们认为Microsoft不应该取消对传统Volume Mixer的快速访问（在(Volume Mixer )Windows 11中仍然可用），但我们很想知道您对此事的看法。你喜欢新的音量混合器(Volume Mixer)吗？你更喜欢旧的吗？让我们在评论中知道。
The Windows 11 Volume Mixer: All you need to know! -
For ѕome, the Volume Mixer was one of the most used features in Windows 10. It was a super fast way of adjusting the sound output volume for each application separately. But Windows 11 brings a substantial change in the way the Volume Mixer works and looks. In this article, we explore the new Windows 11 Volume Mixer, how to access it, its design and its functionality. We’ll start by comparing the Volume Mixer from the previous version of Windows with the new one:
Volume Mixer: Windows 10 versus Windows 11
In Windows 10, the volume mixer was a super simple tool for adjusting the output volume of each individual app and for changing the sound output device. You would access it by right-clicking on the volume button in the taskbar and then choosing Volume Mixer. The result was this simple window with sliders:
The Volume Mixer in Windows 10
Perform the same action in Windows 11, and this appears instead:
The Volume Mixer in Windows 11
Our reaction when we first opened it was “wait, what? This is not the Volume Mixer!” And we bet you were surprised as well. The new Windows 11 Volume mixer is now a part of the Settings app. It has greater functionality than the Volume Mixer in Windows 10, but it loads more slowly, it’s more complicated and, well, larger. Next, let’s see a few ways to access it.
How to access the Volume Mixer in Windows 11
The easiest way to access the Volume Mixer in Windows 11 is the one briefly mentioned above: locate the Volume icon on your taskbar and right-click on it (or tap and hold on a touch screen). This opens a context menu. Click or tap “Open the volume mixer”.
Accessing the Volume Mixer from the taskbar in Windows 11
If you prefer the longer way, you can open the Volume Mixer via the Settings app. Open Settings by pressing Windows + I on your keyboard, then locate and click on Sounds, in the System section.
Click on Sound in the System section of the Settings app
Next, you need to scroll down and click or tap on Volume mixer to access it.
Access the Volume Mixer in the Sound page of the Settings app
Finally, the third way to access Volume Mixer is from the Start Menu. Just open the Start Menu and type “mixer”, then select “Sound mixer options” in the results list.
Accessing the Volume Mixer from the Start Menu
Now that we’ve opened the Volume Mixer, let’s explore its design and functions.
How to use the new Volume Mixer in Windows 11
Since the Volume Mixer is part of the Settings app, it follows the same design rules, including fonts, spacing, and overall color scheme. The page has two main sections, System and Apps.
The main sections of the Volume Mixer
The System section allows you to change the global sound output volume, as well as change the default sound input and output devices. To change the volume, simply drag the volume knob. To change the output or input device, click on the button next to the corresponding setting, then select the new device. The setting is applied instantly.
Adjusting the settings in the System section
The next section, Apps, shows a list of all the applications that are currently playing sounds. You can change the volume just like you do for the global volume, by dragging the volume knob. You can also change the input and output devices for each application. To do this, click on the app you want to modify (anywhere but on the volume bar). In our example, we clicked on Google Chrome. In the drop-down list that appears, click on the button next to Output device or Input device, then select the speakers or microphone you want the application to use.
Changing sound settings for each app in Volume Mixer
If you want to reset the sound devices for all apps at once, click on the Reset button located after the app list. Doing this reverts all apps to using the devices set in the System section.
Reset the sound settings for all apps in the Volume Mixer
Finally, at the bottom of the page, you have several support links. One is Get help, which lets you contact Customer Support and gives you several troubleshooting tools, and the other is Give feedback, which allows you to submit bug reports.
The support section of the Volume Mixer
Do you like the new Volume Mixer in Windows 11?
The new Volume Mixer brings improved functionality at the cost of ease of use. It’s one of the controversial changes in Windows 11, along with the new right-click menu and the Start Menu. We think that Microsoft shouldn’t have removed the quick access to the traditional Volume Mixer (which is still available in Windows 11), but we’d love to know your opinion on the matter. Do you enjoy the new Volume Mixer? Do you prefer the old one? Let us know in the comments.
