Something happened to the volume on my pc.....if I hi the mute button on my keyboard....how do I unmute? I've pressed the volumne button......I've done everything tech sayes to do re volume, sound all! At my wit's end Thanks

Well the FN key could have set the mute on if the mute key was also pressed.

Click the megaphone at the bottom right near the time and open the audio properties and volume control. Check to make sure the mute is not checked.

You can also click Start/Control Panel and look for Audio or Sound and adjust to make sure the mute is not check.

On your keyboard if you Press and Hold the FN function key at the lower left portion of the keyboard then you can hit the key that has the megaphone with an X across it to take the mute off.

Some laptops have 3 buttons that control the volume. One for turning the volume up, one for turning the volume down and one for muting the volume.

There is probably a button or key you can press to unmute the volume. Most times you have to Press and Hold the FN function key at the lower left portion of the keyboard then hit the key that has the megaphone with the x across it.

You could try right clicking on the megaphone at the bottom right near the time and adjust the volume or properties. Remove the check mark from mute.

Or you can look for the Audio Sound properties in the Control Panel. Click Start/Control Panel and look for Audio Sound. Open it and remove the mute check mark if it is on the volume controls.

Hi,

Kindly let us know more details like the operating system of the computer (Windows XP,Vista) and also the model number of the keyboard.

Generally, the Volume Off or Mute feature can be deactivated by pressing the same button, i.e; the Volume Off button.

Alternately, you can Unmute the volume by clicking the Speaker (volume) icon in the taskbar (lower-right corner of the desktop.) and unchecking the box next to Mute. (See attached image)





Hope this solves your problem. For more help and clarifications, please feel free to reply to this post with the details.

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under the clock display is a mute button un mute it by pressing it once of go to the volume icon bottom right of the task bar and unmute it from there

The touch sensors and "volume" button is on the top right corner of the keyboard panel .... above the keyboard keys. press "1" - left most - to mute and unmute press "2" - next - going right - to turn volume down press "3" - next - going right - to turn volume up
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you can press (at the same time) the Fn key and Esc (to mute), Fn key and F1 to decrease the volume, or Fn key and F2 to increase the volume.

Sound processor is built in to the machine.

Above the keyboard is a row of buttons - look for the one that has a loudspeaker symbol followed by a circle with a diagonal line through it - that is the mute button. Press it to mute/unmute. There are two other buttons for volume up and volume down.

If there is any Fn key dedicated to speaker to mute or unmute, then you can use than button. There will be one hard button on the keypad. This exists for each laptop.

First open the Control Panel -> Keyboard Layout. Look for the dropdown list for different keyboard models. Scroll to the Dell models and try e.g. the Dell Mulimedia USB Keyboard layout. Stop the GUI with Ctl+Alt+Return, login again and maybe your multimedia buttons will work now.
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If there is no keyboard layout that fits your needs, you may download the programs keytouch and keytouch editor, which are very helpful creating your own layout.

If your volume controls are not working you may need to reinstall or update your drivers. These drivers are available via the dell website just use this link.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

navigate with the monitor buttons to the OSD (on screen display). menu button brings up the OSD. then use volume buttons to move around. there should be a mute option or indications by symbols how to unmute the sound option. if there is not, i would guess pressing two buttons at the same time might do it.