- Find the "Release" button in the middle of this screen (Use Ctrl + F if you cant find it LOL)
- Download the VolumeController.zip file and unzip it in a location of your choice
- Set up the .EXE file inside the folder to run everytime the computer starts
- Restart and your done! ;)
- Click "Search" and type in "Task Scheduler"
- Open it. Click on Task Scheduler Library
- Left click in the list "Create a new task"
- Type in the name of the task "My volume controller"
- Check "Run with higest priviliges" (you can skip this, I never tested without it, it probably works fine)
- Dropdown "Configure for" choose "Windows 10"
- Triggers tab, new trigger, first dropdown "At startup"
- Check delay task for "1 minute" (you need this)
- Go to Actions, new action, Chose to start a program, select the AntiEnergySavingVolumeControl.exe in the folder you chose
- Go to Settings, uncheck "Stop the task if is running longer than 3 days"
- Pat yourself on the back - you just learned a new handy Windows feature!
My Creative T6300 speakers automatically shut down themselves if for more than 15 minutes the volume output from the PC is less than 25%. This is obviously a problem.
What this program does is REPLACE the windows 8/10 volume controller. The one that is called when you press volume up/volume down on your keyboard (if you have such buttons.)
This new volume controller will control the sound from 25% to 100%. You can go below 25% if you wish, but you will have to hold down the volume down key for 3 seconds.
Mute key works as expected.
You will need to run this application on windows startup. I use a scheduled task with admin right, and a 1 minute delay. There seems to be some race condition with the built in audio controller, but this configuration fixes it.
As I use this daily I know this can be improved in many ways. Dont be shy open up a new issue and write what you want out of it! Hell, register a new account if you have arrived here from somewhere else, who knows? Maybe you'll get into programming.