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In Windows and on a Mac, you can use an icon shaped like an audio speaker to adjust the computer's volume or mute the sound output completely.
Whichever operating system you are running, it is possible to remove the volume icon from the screen.
If you have removed the volume icon accidentally, you may not have a convenient way to adjust your computer's sound volume.
Restore the sound icon to resume using it to adjust the volume or mute your computer's sound output.
Click the "System Preferences" icon on the dock.
If you have removed this icon from the dock, click the Apple icon at the top of the screen, then click "System Preferences."
Click the "Sound" icon in the "System Preferences" window.
Place a check in the box at the bottom of the window labeled "Show volume in menu bar."
The sound icon appears at the top of the screen.
Close the window to resume using your computer.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows 7
Click the Windows Orb (Start button), then click "Control Panel."
Click "Taskbar and Start Menu."
If you do not see this icon, click the "View by:" drop-down menu at the top of the window and select "Small icons."
Click the "Taskbar" tab, then click the "Customize" button.
Click the drop-down menu next to "Volume" and select "Show icon and notifications."
Click "OK" twice and close the Control Panel.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows Vista
Click the Windows Orb (Start button), then click "Control Panel."
Double-click "Taskbar and Start Menu."
If you do not see this icon, click the "Classic View" link.
Select the "Notification Area" tab. Place a check in the box labeled "Volume."
Click "OK" and close the Control Panel.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows XP
Click the "Start" button, then click "Control Panel."
Double-click the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon, or click "Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices," then click "Sounds and Audio Devices."
Place a check in the box labeled "Place volume icon in the taskbar."
Click "OK" and close the Control Panel.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows 2000
Click the "Start" button, then click "Settings" and "Control Panel."
Double-click "Sounds and Multimedia."
Place a check in the box labeled "Show volume control on the taskbar."
Click "OK" and close the Control Panel.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
Click the "Start" button, then click "Settings" and "Control Panel."
Double-click "Sounds and Multimedia."
If you do not see this icon, click the "View All Control Panel Options" link.
Place a check in the box labeled "Show volume control on the taskbar."
Click "OK" and close the Control Panel.
Restoring the sound icon in Windows 98
Click the "Start" button, then click "Settings" and "Control Panel."
Double-click "Multimedia."
Click the "Audio" tab.
Place a check in the box labeled "Show volume control on the taskbar."
Click "OK" and close the Control Panel.
Add the Sound Icon to the Windows Taskbar The volume icon is generally displayed in the Notifications Area on the taskbar. This makes modifying volume when using programs, applications or the Internet simple and convenient because you do not need to go through the Control Panel to do so. The volume icon usually disappears from the taskbar if it is disabled from view. Fortunately, you can add the sound icon back to the taskbar in Windows Vista and 7 using a quick process. Click the "Start" menu, click "taskbar" in the "Start Search" box and then click "Customize icons on the taskbar." The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window launches. Click the "Notifications Area" tab, and then select the "Volume" check box under "System Icons." Click "Apply," and then click "OK" to save your changes. You should now see the volume icon on the taskbar. Windows 7 Right-click the "taskbar," and click "Properties." A new dialog box launches. Click the "Notifications Area" tab, and then click the "Customize" button. A new dialog box launches. Scroll down the new box, and select "Show Icon and Notifications" next to "Volume." Click "OK" to save your changes. You should now see the volume icon on the taskbar. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windo...
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