Modern laptops are equipped with built-in speakers that allow you to watch movies and listen to music without connecting additional devices. Some novice users who have just purchased a laptop may face such problems: quiet or too loud sound, as well as its complete absence. The solution is quite simple, but it can be confusing for beginners.
Instructions
Step 1
You can adjust the volume on your laptop using the speaker icon in the tray. It is located in the lower right corner of the screen. After clicking on the speaker icon with the left mouse button, a slider will appear, moving it up or down, you can, respectively, add or subtract the sound on the laptop.
Step 2
You can also turn down the sound using the keyboard, using its function keys. First of all, you need to find the button, other special keys are usually located in the top row, they are marked with the same color as the button. We need speaker keys. Pressing the button at the same time with these keys will turn down, turn up or turn off the sound on the laptop. Please note that the location of the function keys on different laptop models may differ significantly, but they are usually highlighted in color and have a special designation.
Step 3
While watching movies or listening to music, the sound on the laptop can be turned down in the player itself. To do this, just move the mouse pointer over the speaker icon and left-click on it. By moving the slider that appears, you can adjust the sound to your liking.
Step 4
You can also adjust the sound on your laptop using Windows. To do this, go to the main menu "Start" and find the "Control Panel" tab, after clicking on which, a window will appear where all the elements for configuring the computer settings are displayed. We are interested in "Equipment and Sound". After clicking the left mouse button on this tab, the "Sound" window will open, select the "Loudspeakers and Headphones" item, it can be called simply "Speakers". After clicking on it with the right mouse button, a context menu will appear, in which you should select the "Properties" item. A window of the same name will open, changing the parameters in which you can adjust the sound of the laptop.
Step 5
The same window can be called by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the tray - the lower right corner of the screen. In the list that appears, select the "Sounds" item. In the window that opens, select the "Playback" tab. Next, we act in the same way as described in the paragraph above.
Step 6
To add sound on a laptop, you can connect additional devices to it: headphones or speakers. There are also special programs that allow you not only to increase the sound, but also to significantly improve its quality.