Open Settings on Windows 11.
Click on System.
Click the Sound tab.
Under the “Output” or “Input” section, select the sound device to turn off.
Click the “Don’t allow” button to disable the audio device on Windows 11.
Click the “Don’t allow” button again.
If you have a recording output device connected to one Windows 11 PC, such as speakers, headphones, maybe headphones that you don’t want to output sound to, you can disable it in settings without deleting it in Windows. Here are the strategies. First you need to open the sound options opened in Windows settings.
To disable sound updates: In this Device Properties panel, select Advanced Device Properties. Start (> Settings > System > Sound > Select your microphone from the drop-down list under Input > Device Properties > Advanced Device Properties)
Right-click the Start button, maybe press +Windows X and select Device Manager. In Device Manager, expand the Sound, Video, and Games or Remotes section, where the audio devices are located. Find your audio device/driver and double click it.
How to disable or adjust my computer’s sound?
To turn off all sounds on your computer Open Control Panel. In the Control Panel, when browsing by category, use the mouse to select the Hardware and Sound option, and then click the next screen. When viewing by icon, be sure to click the Sound icon. In the Sound Only window, Sounds tab. In the “All Sound Schemes” section, click on each of our dropdowns and select “Mute” if you want to turn off most sounds, or a different noise scheme if you want “Show More”.
How to disable or enable the computer internal speaker?
Step one. Enable the BIOS for the system audio device and internal speaker. If the computer is already connected, turn it off.
Turn on the computer, then press F10 repeatedly until the BIOS compilation appears.
Use the left and right arrow keys to select the Security tab, then select Device Security.
Next to Sound system, select Device available.
Go to “Advanced”, then select “Device Options”.
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How to remove audio devices?
How to display sound as an output device? Open the Settings app.
Go directly to System > Sound.
On the right, a breeze through the “PA Hardware Management” link in the “Output” section.
On the next page, select a trusted audio output device from the list under Output Devices.
Click the appropriate Disable button to disable the identified device.
How to enable or disable microphone in Windows 11?
Open the Run command window by pressing Win R and at the same time.
Type the following, but also type: hit ms-settings:sound
In the period that appears, scroll down to the “Login” section.
Make sure the computer with the correct input (microphone) is selected from the Select your device’s input drop-down menu, and click Device Properties.

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