FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Volume² does not work in programs that ran as Administrator.

You should run Volume² as Administrator. To do this open Settings - System tab and check Run as Administrator. Restart program.

2. How does Volume² adjust the brightness?

Volume² can adjust the brightness. To enable this option you should add hotkeys Brightness+/-/*. Brightness is changed programmatically.

3. Autorun does not work on Windows 10.

If Volume² runs as Administrator, Windows 10 does not load it. To fix this, you should change Config.ini with the following data(works in version 1.1.6.411 and higher). After that run program and restart system:

[Main]
AutoRun=0
ScheduleAutoRun=1

4. Where is Config.ini located?

Open program Settings - System tab - Open profile folder.

5. Stops working after awhile.

Open program Settings - System tab - enable option Restart the hooks every 500 ms.

6. Fn keys

Fn keys can not be assigned as hotkeys, because they do not generate codes that can be hooked.

7. Incompatibility

Some programs incompatible with Volume²:

Logitech SetPoint: Smooth scrolling must be disabled.
A4 OscarX7 does not work correctly. StrokePlus sometimes works only one of programs.

8. Hide Windows default volume OSD

Volume² can help you hide system volume OSD.
You should configure Hotkeys as showed below:

9. Silent installation

For silent installation please use an installer from this page with key /silent. Also this key supports the following parameters:

AutoRun_off - disables autorun option
RunProgramSettings_off - disables run program settings after installation
RunProgram_off - disables run program after installation