My computer volume is no longer as loud as it used to be,what happpened? this never happened b 4

Question

even when i dbl. click on vol. control, the volume says they are peaked, this was never like this before, and i can hear that it is not as loud. are there any programs other than the volume that i can tweak?

Answer 1

1st idea... are your speakers turned up?

2nd, if you go to control panel, are there any other audio things under there (apart from the standard Sounds and Audio Devices) - there may be something like 'Realtek HD'... or something, see if there are any options under something like that.

3rd. when you double click on the vol control - go to Options > Properties, and see which things are ticked (ie, what you have control over), as your Master Volume may be turned up, but perhaps the Wave or seperate speaker controls (front, back, etc) may be turned down.

4. check your audio volume in Media player, etc and see if that is turned down at all (as sometimes media players can turn down the whole system volume - not just that of the media player)...