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How to Create Sound Shortcuts in Windows 7
Published 20 Jan 2010
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How to Create Sound Shortcuts in Windows 7

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This will show you how to create or download Sound shortcuts that can open to the Playback, Recording, Sounds, and Communications tabs in Sound.

You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use. In addition, you could assign a keyboard shortcut to these shortcuts.

EXAMPLE: Sound
NOTE: Opened to the Playback, Recording, Sounds, and Communications tabs in Folder Options.
Sound Shortcuts - Create-playback.jpgSound Shortcuts - Create-recording.jpg
Sound Shortcuts - Create-sounds.jpgSound Shortcuts - Create-communications.jpg




OPTION ONE
To Download a "Sound" Shortcut
1. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Playback Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Sound_Playback.zip
download
2. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Recording Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Sound_Recording.zip
download
3. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Sounds Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Sounds.zip
download
4. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Communications Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Sound_Communications.zip
download
5. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

6. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract the Sound shortcut to the desktop.

7. Right click on the Sound shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
Sound Shortcuts - Create-unblock.jpg
8. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.

9. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like, or save it to use again.







OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Sound" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.



2. Type the location below into the location area for what tab you want the Sound shortcut to open to, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
  • Playback Tab
    • %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0
  • Recording Tab
    • %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1
  • Sounds Tab
    • %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2
  • Communications Tab
    • %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,3
Sound Shortcuts - Create-step1.jpg
3. Type the name of the Sound tab for the name, and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
Sound Shortcuts - Create-step2.jpg
4. Right click on the new Sound shortcut on the Desktop and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
Sound Shortcuts - Create-step4.jpg
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", type in the location below and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\System32\mmsys.cpl
Sound Shortcuts - Create-step5.jpg
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above and click on OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)
Sound Shortcuts - Create-step6.jpg
9. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn
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11 Nov 2011   #1
even7ven

Windows 7 Home Premium x64
15 posts
 
 
Awesome! Can you take it a step further to Enhancements in Speakers' Properties?
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09 Dec 2011   #2
NanaSarah

Windows 7 Home Premium
8 posts
 
 
Is there a way to make a script or shortcut that will open sound like this, then make a choice of the playback devices?
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09 Dec 2011   #3
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
47,055 posts
Texas
 
 
Sorry, but not that I know of, or if it's possible.

You might create a new thread to see what suggestions you may get on it.
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23 Mar 2013   #4
mikezter

64
1 posts
 
 
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much. Please allow me to condense the information a bit:


Use rundll to display the sound settings dialog. The last argument specifies the tab to open.


Example: Playback Tab (0)
Code:
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0
Example: Recording Tab (1)
Code:
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1
For those wondering why i care:

I'm using SoundWire to connect my Headphones to the PC, so i don't need to crawl under the desk to plug them in. But turning off the loudspeakers is at least 10 klicks in Windows 7.
I cooked up a AutoIt script to do it for me, but I could not figure out how to open this Dialog without using the mouse. Thanks you for providing these shortcuts.
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23 Mar 2013   #5
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
47,055 posts
Texas
 
 
You're most welcome Mike. I'm glad that it could help.
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