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Sound
Audio enhancements, communication ducking, and system sound behavior.
Risk Level: 🟢 Safe | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Plays audio alerts when new toast notifications appear.
Technical Details: Plays audio alerts when new toast notifications appear.
"You will hear a chime or alert sound whenever an app or Windows sends a notification."
Risk Level: 🔴 Advanced/High Risk | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Prioritizes the Windows kernel and audio engine for lower audio latency.
Technical Details: Prioritizes the Windows kernel and audio engine for lower audio latency.
"This helps prevent audio crackling and micro-stutters during heavy gaming or processing workloads. Disabling this returns core OS and audio components to standard scheduling levels."
Risk Level: 🟢 Safe | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Plays a sound when you turn on an accessibility feature.
Technical Details: Plays a sound when you turn on an accessibility feature.
"Windows will play a sound when you enable features like Sticky Keys or Filter Keys. Reverting silences these activation sounds."
Risk Level: 🟢 Safe | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Plays a warning sound when toggling an accessibility feature.
Technical Details: Plays a warning sound when toggling an accessibility feature.
"You will hear a warning sound when toggling accessibility features via keyboard shortcuts. Reverting disables these warning sounds."
Risk Level: 🟡 Medium Risk | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Allows your most recently used app to respond to voice keywords.
Technical Details: Allows your most recently used app to respond to voice keywords.
"Your most recently used voice assistant app can respond to wake words. Reverting disables this behavior."
Risk Level: 🟢 Safe | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Lowers volume of other apps when Narrator is speaking.
Technical Details: Lowers volume of other apps when Narrator is speaking.
"Background audio volume will decrease so you can hear Narrator clearly. You may miss audio from other apps while Narrator speaks. Reverting stops Narrator from lowering other audio."
Risk Level: 🟢 Safe | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Controls volume of other apps when you receive a call.
Technical Details: Controls volume of other apps when you receive a call.
"Windows can automatically lower the volume of background apps when you are communicating. Reverting restores the default ducking behavior. Choices: Mute all other sounds: uses the Mute all other sounds behavior for sound Ducking Preference. Reduce the volume of other sounds by 80%: restores the standard Windows behavior for sound Ducking Preference. Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50%: uses the Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50% behavior for sound Ducking Preference. Do nothing: uses the Do nothing behavior for sound Ducking Preference."
Options Available:
- Mute all other sounds
- Reduce the volume of other sounds by 80% (Default)
- Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50%
- Do nothing (Recommended)
Risk Level: 🟡 Medium Risk | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Plays a sound when your computer boots up.
Technical Details: Plays a sound when your computer boots up.
"Your computer will play a sound when it reaches the lock screen. You might find the sound annoying in quiet environments. Reverting disables the startup sound."
Risk Level: 🟡 Medium Risk | Requires Restart: No
Overview: Allows apps to listen for voice keywords.
Technical Details: Allows apps to listen for voice keywords.
"Supported apps can respond to voice commands like 'Cortana' or 'Alexa'. This requires background listening which uses some battery. Reverting blocks apps from listening for keywords."