Most users, when watching movies or listening to music on their Windows 11/10 PC, decide to take a break; no matter which media player or app is being used, the media will continue to play with the ...

The PS5 has lots of little tricks that you can do which make using the console that much better, including the ability to mute all the audio at once. You might ask yourself why you would want to mute ...

Sometimes, while you are taking part in the video conferencing tool Zoom, you will need to mute your microphone to suppress background noises or stay silent while other participants in the meeting are ...

You’re in the middle of a video conference, everyone is waiting, but your microphone isn’t working? Or you can be heard, but all the other participants remain mute? Welcome to the club of Windows ...

Android: Your phone is a hot bed of paranoia-inducing sensors. If you're worried about your microphone being used to record audio surreptitiously—or you'd like to do something simple like record a ...

A new study shows that pressing the mute button on popular video conferencing apps (VCA) may not actually work like you think it should, with apps still listening in on your microphone. More ...

Unusual times prompt unusual occurrences. A friend was watching a science museum presentation and the presenter was flustered because of a recurring loud sound. They ultimately tracked it down: a tab ...

For years, I’ve used Blue’s ‘Snowball’ microphone for just about everything, from chatting with friends while gaming to recording episodes of the SyrupCast. It’s served me well across a variety of ...

Muting your computer can be a quick way to maintain focus or silence an unexpected noise. Using keyboard shortcuts, you can easily mute your device without navigating through menus. These shortcuts ...