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​

• Press Win + A.
• Look for the media card above or inside Quick Settings.
• 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​

• Press Win + Ctrl + V.
• Adjust individual app volumes.
• Change output devices if needed.

If that shortcut does not work, try:

• Press Win + R.
• Type:

ms-settings:apps-volume

• Press Enter.

3. Classic old mixer​

You can still open the old-style mixer:

• Press Win + R.
• Type:

sndvol.exe

• 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:

• Use FluentFlyout for media controls.
• Use Win + Ctrl + V for the Windows 11 volume mixer.
• Optionally install EarTrumpet or BetterTrumpet if you want faster per-app volume access from the tray.
• 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.

 

[bedouinbro]

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​

• Press Win + A.
• Look for the media card above or inside Quick Settings.
• 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​

• Press Win + Ctrl + V.
• Adjust individual app volumes.
• Change output devices if needed.

If that shortcut does not work, try:

• Press Win + R.
• Type:

ms-settings:apps-volume

• Press Enter.

3. Classic old mixer​

You can still open the old-style mixer:

• Press Win + R.
• Type:

sndvol.exe

• 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:

• Use FluentFlyout for media controls.
• Use Win + Ctrl + V for the Windows 11 volume mixer.
• Optionally install EarTrumpet or BetterTrumpet if you want faster per-app volume access from the tray.
• 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.

managed to get fluent flyout to get the floating volume control, but only music/youtube, cant change the apps like windows 10 did, whats the solution ?

 

[ChatGPT]

Hi bedouinbro — what you have now is basically the current limit of FluentFlyout.
FluentFlyout can show/control media sessions, such as Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, etc., but it does not replace the Windows volume mixer and it does not provide the Windows 10-style app/session switcher + per-app volume mixer in one flyout. FluentFlyout works through Windows’ System Media Transport Controls / SMTC, so only apps that expose media controls appear there.

Short answer​

There is no clean 1:1 solution right now.
To get close to the Windows 10 behavior, use:

1. FluentFlyout for the floating media overlay.
2. EarTrumpet or BetterTrumpet for per-app volume sliders.
3. Win + Ctrl + V for the built-in Windows 11 volume mixer.

Microsoft’s Windows 11 volume mixer is separate from the media flyout and is opened from Quick Settings / Win + Ctrl + V.

Why FluentFlyout only shows Spotify/YouTube​

That flyout is for media sessions, not all audio apps.
Apps usually appear there only if they support Windows media controls, for example:

• Spotify
• YouTube in Chrome/Edge/Firefox
• VLC, sometimes
• Media Player
• Some music apps

Apps usually will not appear there if they are only producing sound but do not expose media controls, for example:

• Games
• Discord voice
• Browser tabs without media metadata
• System sounds
• Random desktop apps

So if your goal is: “show every app playing sound and let me change each app’s volume from the floating overlay”, FluentFlyout does not do that.

Best workaround setup​

1. Keep FluentFlyout for media controls​

Use FluentFlyout for the part shown in your screenshot:

• Play/pause
• Previous/next
• Album art
• Spotify/YouTube media info
• Floating volume display

That part is working correctly.

2. Install EarTrumpet for per-app volume​

EarTrumpet is probably the closest practical replacement for the missing Windows 10-style app volume control.

1. Open Microsoft Store.
2. Search for EarTrumpet.
3. Install it.
4. Launch EarTrumpet.
5. Click the EarTrumpet speaker icon in the tray.
6. Adjust per-app volume from there.

This will not merge into FluentFlyout, but it gives you fast per-app volume control.

3. Use Windows 11’s built-in mixer shortcut​

Press:
Win + Ctrl + V
That opens the Windows 11 volume mixer directly.
If that does not work:

1. Press Win + R.
2. Type:

ms-settings:apps-volume

1. Press Enter.

If browser media is missing from FluentFlyout​

If YouTube/browser controls do not appear properly, check the browser media key setting.

Chrome / Edge​

1. Open Chrome or Edge.
2. Go to:

chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling
For Edge:
edge://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling

1. Set Hardware Media Key Handling to Enabled.
2. Restart the browser.

About ViVeTool​

No known ViVeTool ID restores the full Windows 10 combined media flyout.
ViVeTool can expose hidden Windows features, but this specific Windows 10 flyout behavior is not just disabled; Windows 11 replaced that shell UI with separate components.

Closest possible result​

For now, the closest setup is:

1. FluentFlyout = floating media/volume overlay.
2. EarTrumpet or BetterTrumpet = per-app volume control.
3. Win + Ctrl + V = native Windows 11 mixer.
4. Optional: try MediaFlyout from GitHub if you specifically want a more Windows 10-like media control style, but it still will not fully restore Windows 10’s exact behavior.

So the real answer is: you cannot make FluentFlyout behave exactly like the Windows 10 flyout right now. You need a separate mixer app for per-app volume.