Skype mutes all background apps

[Xavier Malcom]

In-Game Name: Cyrus_Maddox
Date: 06/06/2017
Your Question:
When I get a skype notification all sound is muted besides the notification. Then in calls, everything besides the skype call is muted. Any way to fix this?

[J]

Right click on your volume icon on your taskbar.

Playback devices.

Hit the 'communications' tab on the window that opens up.

Select the option 'Do nothing'.

Apply > Ok.

Should be good now, fixed?

Pending player, 12 hours.

[Xavier Malcom]

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I've had it like that for a few hours now. I looked online before posting here. Didn't seem to work.

[Richard Graves]

Re-install your skype , or Right click on your volume icon on your taskbar.

Playback devices.

Hit the 'communications' tab on the window that opens up.

Select the option 'Do nothing'.

Apply > Ok.

[Xavier Malcom]

Re-install your skype , or Right click on your volume icon on your taskbar.

Playback devices.

Hit the 'communications' tab on the window that opens up.

Select the option 'Do nothing'.

Apply > Ok.

I literally just posted a screenshot of doing just that and there weren't any results.

[Lord Virus]

win10?

[Heussaff]

Despite Skype's attenuating behaviour, you can still manually unmute other apps after receiving the call. I didn't find any solution to the application automatically reducing the volumes of other apps (it's still a good feature IMO). However, if you would like to adjust the volumes of other apps, this is the common way to do it:

>Right click on the sound icon near the system tray
>Open volume mixer

A window should open and should give you full control over the volumes of other applications and/or mute/unmute them.

[Xavier Malcom]

win10?

Yup.


Despite Skype's attenuating behaviour, you can still manually unmute other apps after receiving the call. I didn't find any solution to the application automatically reducing the volumes of other apps (it's still a good feature IMO). However, if you would like to adjust the volumes of other apps, this is the common way to do it:

>Right click on the sound icon near the system tray
>Open volume mixer

A window should open and should give you full control over the volumes of other applications and/or mute/unmute them.

I thought the same thing as well. However, there is no result. And it isn't just reducing the volume a little bit, it literally muted all other sounds. I haven't had any problems like this with any other headset. Only started doing it when I installed my new SADES.

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[Lord Virus]

Yup.



I thought the same thing as well. However, there is no result. And it isn't just reducing the volume a little bit, it literally muted all other sounds. I haven't had any problems like this with any other headset. Only started doing it when I installed my new SADES.

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i used to get this issue aswell. couldnt hear anything on ts3. Not sure if there a fix

[Xavier Malcom]

so im fucked?

[Heussaff]

so im fucked?

You mentioned it that it hasn't been doing that until you installed some driver. If you are willing to restore your PC, I believe you should give it a go and see if it helps.


For Windows 10/8:

Click on start > Power Button > Hold down the Shift key and click restart.

You should boot into advanced startup, once there, Troubleshoot > System Restore

A window should open and will guide you through the process.

When choosing a restore point, find the time and date when your PC was behaving the way you wanted it to/it used to.

[Xavier Malcom]

You mentioned it that it hasn't been doing that until you installed some driver. If you are willing to restore your PC, I believe you should give it a go and see if it helps.


For Windows 10/8:

Click on start > Power Button > Hold down the Shift key and click restart.

You should boot into advanced startup, once there, Troubleshoot > System Restore

A window should open and will guide you through the process.

When choosing a restore point, find the time and date when your PC was behaving the way you wanted it to/it used to.

i actually love you

thank you so much it was caused by the updated drivers

solved

[The Phoenix]

Answered L&A.