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Why does the volume on my computer keep randomly going out?
I don't get it: I can be watching a video or listening to music on one site, then I'll go to YouTube or another video site site and the volume is suddenly muted. I'll check my volume controls and control panel and nothing has been muted; sound is still enabled and works on other programs, but not my web browser. Then, a random amount of time later, the volume will come back on. Any ideas?
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Since it appears to be a problem with your browser activity, and not anything else. I would suggest trying a different browser to see if it behaves the same way. For instance, if you're using IE, try Firefox. You could also try Opera, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, etc
You might wish to try to see if you need updates for any of your software -- flash, java, plugins, etc. You may also have conflicting or too many plugins.
I might also suggest you check to see if one window/tab is paused or not while you're trying to play the other. In most cases, they will play at the same time, but in rare cases one may prevent the other from playing properly.
You've already confirmed sound working on other programs at this time, so you've eliminated the likelyhood of a hardware problem, a cable being loose, or a sound card not seated right.
You might wish to try to see if you need updates for any of your software -- flash, java, plugins, etc. You may also have conflicting or too many plugins.
I might also suggest you check to see if one window/tab is paused or not while you're trying to play the other. In most cases, they will play at the same time, but in rare cases one may prevent the other from playing properly.
You've already confirmed sound working on other programs at this time, so you've eliminated the likelyhood of a hardware problem, a cable being loose, or a sound card not seated right.
Different embedded controls have different default settings for sound. Since many sites stream flash video, the different embedded players can "take control" of your flash video settings and set a new default audio level. It is possible that the flash settings are being maintained even after a site's control is sent to garbage collection. YouTube is very good about this, but you could be visiting a site that doesn't know what they are doing in regard to their video control.
Another possibility is that you are visiting a site that is actually directly changing your browser settings instead of changing the settings of the video control. Either one would cause this behavior.
A test of this theory would be to simply hit refresh when you get into this "mute" state again and see if a fresh control properly set the correct audio level.
Another possibility is that you are visiting a site that is actually directly changing your browser settings instead of changing the settings of the video control. Either one would cause this behavior.
A test of this theory would be to simply hit refresh when you get into this "mute" state again and see if a fresh control properly set the correct audio level.
Thanks for the tip, but more often than not, YouTube seems to be the culprit and a refresh (and clear of the cache) does not restore the settings.
It may be because you have different volume levels being set by different applications.
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Jacob Wayne Peacock
Jacob Wayne Peacock
Check your sound drivers. Also, try restarting your computer if you haven't already.
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