WinMute LX-Systems
winget install --id=LX-Systems.WinMute -e WinMute lets you automatically mute your PC volume on certain events.
WinMute is a utility designed to automatically mute your PC's volume when specific events occur, such as locking the workstation, activating the screensaver, shutting down, or disconnecting Bluetooth devices.
Key Features: Offering automatic muting for triggers like lock, screensaver, shutdown, and Bluetooth disconnections; support for network-based muting; lightweight design with minimal disk space usage; ad-free and telemetry-free operation ensuring data privacy; availability in multiple languages for global accessibility.
Audience & Benefit: Ideal for office workers, remote professionals, and anyone seeking to avoid disruptive noises. WinMute provides a distraction-free environment by preventing unintended sounds when away from the computer.
README
WinMute
WinMute is a small and simple tool, that automatically mutes (and unmutes) your workstation based on triggers, e.g. the screensaver starts, or your bluetooth headphone disconnects.
It was created to not repeatedly annoy my co-workers with random sounds or music from my computer whenever I left the room and forgot to mute my computer.
Features
- WinMute can automatically mute all sound devices on your workstation when:
- you lock your workstation.
- the display turns off.
- you log off or switch user.
- your workstation shuts down, goes into hibernate or goes to sleep.
- your bluetooth headset/headphones disconnect.
- your workstation is connected to a particular wireless network.
- alternatively: your Workstation is not connected to particular wireless network
- WinMute is small and only needs a few kilobytes of disk space
- WinMute is ad-free, telemetry-free and generally does not send any data whatsoever
Screenshots
Languages
WinMute is currently available in the following languages:
Contributions
If you are fluent in another language, want to fix some bugs or pitch some new ideas, please take a look at CONTRIBUTING.md.
Usage
Requirements
- Windows 7 or any newer version of Windows.
- Visual Studio 2015-2022 Redistributable
Installation
Either unzip it to your favourite directory or run the Setup.exe and you are all set up!
Uninstalling WinMute
If you've installed it with the setup, uninstall it from the Windows programs control panel). If you've installed it without the setup, just delete it.
If you want to also remove your personal WinMute settings, open the registry via regedit.exe and delete the Folder located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lx-systems\WinMute.
How to (un)mute
Just start it and you are good to go!
Whenever you lock your screen from now on or the screensaver starts, WinMute will automatically mute your windows volume, and unmute it right away when you come back to your pc. If you want to change the behaviour or explore all the other options, right-click on the taskbar notification icon and explore!