Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu


  1. Posts : 187
    Windows 10 Pro 64Bit
       #1

    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu


    I just updated to 1903.
    Seems the update removes "sound" from the right click menu on the speaker icon in the system tray.
    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-sound-missing.jpg
    Can someone tell me where this menu resits in the registry so I can add a
    "New Key (Name it "Sound") and add a new "Command Key" to shell folder.
    This should be the correct command line "explorer.exe %windir%\system32\mmsys.cpl" (Without the quotes)
    If my thinking is correct on this, It should add sound to the menu...Thanks
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  2. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
       #2

    Raner said:
    ...Can someone tell me where this menu resits in the registry...
    Tough to say..., I think it's been discussed before without a resolve...,

    I simply pinned the shortcut to Taskbar.
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  3. Posts : 187
    Windows 10 Pro 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi Edwin, I have it pinned to Taskbar already.
    But wanted to get it back where it used to be.
    I was thinking of adding it to the right click on the mouse as a last resort. It should work as a mouse right click on the following address in the registry.
    Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell
    I think...
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  4. Posts : 42,943
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #4

    Actually the original is 'Sounds' - System sounds.

    explorer.exe %windir%\system32\mmsys.cpl
    takes you to Sound: Sounds is a tab there.

    Interestingly (?) this takes you Sound, not Sounds as it would seem it should..
    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-untitled.png
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  5. Posts : 187
    Windows 10 Pro 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Stuck it in the mouse right click menu...
    Had to use this command line "control mmsys.cpl" (Without the quotes)
    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-mouse-right-click.jpg
    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-control-panel.jpg
    Works just fine...
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  6. Posts : 42,943
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #6

    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-untitled.png

    Win key + S, sounds, takes you exactly to System sounds.

    As does searching for
    sounds
    with Open shell start menu
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  7. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
       #7

    Raner said:
    Hi Edwin, I have it pinned to Taskbar already.
    But wanted to get it back where it used to be.
    I was thinking of adding it to the right click on the mouse as a last resort. It should work as a mouse right click on the following address in the registry.
    Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell
    I think...
    Yes, you could; it's also already in Shawn's Personalization Classic Menu...

    Sound Short-Cut missing from system tray speaker icon right click menu-001534.png
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  8. Posts : 187
    Windows 10 Pro 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thanks for the all help comebacks guys.
    The way I did it works for me, I'm going to mark this post as Solved...
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  9. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
       #9

    You can also create flyouts for each Tab...

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  10. Posts : 187
    Windows 10 Pro 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Thanks Edwin, I saved your suggestion in case I may want to install it later...
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