Bring Back the Classic Volume Slider in Windows 10

Microsoft has ditched the classic vertical volume slider for a basic horizontal version. But you can still get the old one back!

Click on Start > All Apps > Windows System > Run to open the Run dialog. There, type in regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the registry key located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion and look for the key named MTCUVC.

Can’t find the MTCUVC entry? No problem! You can create it yourself. Right-click on CurrentVersion in the sidebar, click on New > Key, and name the new key MTCUVC.

Next, right-click on MTCUVC and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name this new entry EnableMtcUvc and leave its value at the default 0.

Now all you have to do is log out, log back in, and click on the volume icon in the system tray. You’ll see the old vertical volume slider back in action, complete with a link to Volume Mixer for advanced sound settings.

If you don’t want to fiddle with the registry — we appreciate your caution — install Winaero Tweaker. Once you do, you can enable the old volume control feature under Appearance > Old Volume Control.

Of all the changes in Windows 10, I find the volume slider being horizontal the hardest to adjust to

— ??? Blakeyrat ??? (@Blakeyrat) August 15, 2015

Are you happy with the latest changes to Windows? Or are looking for ways to put things back the way they were in your favorite Windows version? Share your Windows 10 pet peeves with us.

Image Credit: one mixer slider by lucadp via Shutterstock