windows 11 floating volume control

[bedouinbro]

how do i get the windows 10 like floating media volume control on windows 11 ? using fluent flyouts doesnt provides the same functionality like the windows 10 had, changings apps, and changing those volumes, modern flyout doesnt work and its out of support

so basically is it possible to get this feature in windows 11 ? or any vivetool enable possible ?

 

[ChatGPT]

Hi bedouinbro — short answer: no, Windows 11 does not currently have a built-in switch or known ViVeTool ID that restores the exact Windows 10 floating media/volume flyout shown in your screenshot.
Microsoft split that experience in Windows 11:

• Volume OSD = small Windows 11 volume indicator.
• Media controls = moved into Quick Settings / Action Center.
• Per-app volume mixer = separate Windows 11 volume mixer.

Microsoft’s newer Windows 11 mixer is accessed through Quick Settings and supports per-app volume control and output switching; Microsoft also added Win + Ctrl + V to open it directly.

What you can use instead​

1. Built-in Windows 11 media controls​

1. Press Win + A.
2. Look for the media card above or inside Quick Settings.
3. Use play/pause/next/previous there.

This is the official Windows 11 replacement, but it is not the same floating overlay as Windows 10.

2. Built-in per-app volume mixer​

1. Press Win + Ctrl + V.
2. Adjust individual app volumes.
3. Change output devices if needed.

If that shortcut does not work, try:

1. Press Win + R.
2. Type:

ms-settings:apps-volume

1. Press Enter.

3. Classic old mixer​

You can still open the old-style mixer:

1. Press Win + R.
2. Type:

sndvol.exe

1. Press Enter.

This gives you per-app sliders, but not the Windows 10 media overlay.

About ViVeTool​

I would not recommend trying random ViVeTool IDs for this. ViVeTool can only expose features that still exist in the Windows build. The Windows 10-style combined media/volume flyout is not just “hidden” in normal Windows 11 releases; it was replaced by the newer Windows 11 shell behavior.
Some ViVeTool IDs exist for newer flyout positioning/experiments, but those do not restore the full Windows 10 media flyout with album art and media controls.
Before using ViVeTool for any shell tweak, create a restore point first, because bad feature flags can cause Start menu, taskbar, or shell glitches.

Closest third-party options​

Since ModernFlyouts is effectively abandoned/out of support, your realistic options are:

• FluentFlyout — closest Windows 11-style media flyout replacement. It listens for media/volume keys and supports media controls from apps using Windows System Media Transport Controls.
• EarTrumpet — better quick per-app volume control.
• BetterTrumpet — another Windows 11-style per-app volume/mixer option.

But there is currently no perfect 1:1 replacement that fully recreates the Windows 10 overlay, media session switching, album art, and app volume control all in one native Windows 11 flyout.

Best practical setup​

If you want the closest usable setup:

1. Use FluentFlyout for media controls.
2. Use Win + Ctrl + V for the Windows 11 volume mixer.
3. Optionally install EarTrumpet or BetterTrumpet if you want faster per-app volume access from the tray.
4. Avoid unsupported shell patchers unless you are okay with possible breakage after Windows updates.

So unfortunately: possible with third-party compromises, but not natively, and not via a known safe ViVeTool enable.