Windows App - Volume is reduced when switching to another audio app

[swbznmt]

Steps to reproduce the issue: Windows 7 Pro, Spotify 0.9.10.14.g578d350b

Have an app such as Skype installed along with Spotify.

listen to Spotify.

Pause Spotify.

Make a Skype call.

return to Spotify

Expected result - Playback normal

Actual result - Playback volume is reduced significantly and cannot be recovered until the app is shut down and restarted.

[Austneal]

This seem to be a problem with Skype + A lot of other applications. If you right click the volume icon, and go to "Open Volume Mixer" You can turn the volume back up for Spotify.

I believe its supposed to automatically turn the volume back up after the call, but it just doesn't work with certain programs.

(Also, I believe there's an option in Skype somewhere to disable automatic volume, if you want to keep it from doing this in the future.)

[Peter__ · Accepted solution]

In Windows your need to set Control Panel > Sound > Communications > Do nothing.

[Austneal]

That's the setting I was looking for. Thanks!

[jacobolivarez]

If the first proposed solution doesn't make a difference, try these steps. 

1. Right click on 'Speaker' icon in icon tray.
2. Click 'Playback Devices'.
3. Select the playback device by clicking on it.
4. Click 'Properties' button.
5. Click 'Advanced' tab.
6. Uncheck 'Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device'.

[tomasmann]

Unfortunately, this does not work either 😞