windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top corner

windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top corner
Hi,
I have Dell Latitude e6410 recently I upgrade my win7 to win8
now I am facing the issue windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top corner. and I have no idea how it appear but it can appear when I press laptop volume control once it appear on the screen then I cannot open any other thing so what I do to fix this issue temporarily by pressing the power button to turn my machine in sleep mode after that I wake up the machine then restart the machine from win8 logon screen after that it work fine but it happen again

any one now how can I fix this problem.


November 16th, 2012 1:59pm

I have the same issue on many different varieties on computers.  This needs to be fixed how about it? I have the issue on a asus sabertooth systemboard, on hp desktops and laptops, and on dell.  SOMETHING IS BROKEN HERE CAN WE PLEASE FIX THIS? I would bet you not hearing a lot about this because its a bitch to search for this criteria.

Niki,  appreciate the comment but it has no affect.

There Must be a registry fix to turn this thing off.  Can someone from Microsoft please enlighten me.  Its difficult to do work with this on top of everything you open...

  • Edited by JoJoBuffalo Sunday, November 25, 2012 1:12 AM
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November 25th, 2012 3:18am

I have had the same issues. I believe the volume bar is a conflict between hardware sound controls and windows 8 audio drivers. Previously I found the only way to disable the bar was to disable all sound. There was no program or service specific to the bar, disabling all sounds service gets rid of it, but who wants a mute computer? The best solution I have come up with so far is to update sound drivers. For me I went to the Lenovo website because I have a Lenovo 540b all in one touch screen, and I downloaded Realtek high definition audio drivers for windows 8 64 bit. After install I had sound and voila, the bar disappeared. It did come back again a few days later after testing the touch controls for sound. I reinstalled the driver and will simply stay away from any built in sound control, and control the volume through desktop controls. I have spent countless hours with this problem, and I know there is very little information available on the web. Hopefully it will be brought to Microsoft's attention soon. I hope this helps all of you. I know how frustrating this is because it also completely messed up all touch function. If I come across a better fix I will post. But for now I recommend going to your pc manufacturer's website and downloading the appropriate audio driver updates. A refresh or clean windows install will not help. I tried both. I also tried disabling all services not necessary with a selective startup through msconfig as previously mentioned. None were successful. It is definitely a hardware and windows driver incompatibility.
  • Edited by Thecapman Monday, December 31, 2012 3:37 AM
  • Proposed as answer by Thecapman Monday, December 31, 2012 3:39 AM
December 31st, 2012 6:30am

I've got the same issue in Windows 8.1 with update one and with the August 2014 update. The volume use to go to "0" and stick on the screen and now it goes to 100% and sticks. At the same time I cannot get in to the Start screen or even "Right Click" the Start button. I never tried to unplug my Microsoft Gaming Keyboard to see if it will resolve the problem, but I'm sure it will work. Anyway, I reset the USB port or I press Alt+F4 and then chose reboot. Microsoft please fix this very annoying problem.
  • Edited by jesseinLA Sunday, August 17, 2014 4:03 PM
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August 17th, 2014 7:01pm

I had exactly the same problem. As soon as I tried to adjust the volume, the would appear on the screen and not go away. Also, the volume was stuck at 100%. Plus, my Window icon did nothing after trying to adjust the volume. I have a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard. If I unplug the wireless dongle and plug it back in all works as it should. The problem started after my last Windows update. This appears to be the result of more "good" work out of Redmond, WA,

I want to thank this thread for pointing me in the direction of Logitech accessories.

  • Edited by sheinemann Saturday, November 22, 2014 9:55 PM Added a thank you
November 23rd, 2014 12:53am

I THINK I MIGHT OF FOUND THE PROBLEM! My laptop has a SECCOND button on the side for volume, I forgot about this button and when I pressed volume up and then down everything went back to normal!

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January 3rd, 2015 2:36am

I THINK I MIGHT OF FOUND THE PROBLEM! My laptop has a SECCOND button on the side for volume, I forgot about this button and when I pressed volume up and then down everything went back to normal!

January 3rd, 2015 5:36am

Finally figured out where this comes from. It is a fragment of wmplayer.exe player console. This is the whole image, which now periodically comes up. OK, Microsoft... are you gonna' fix it?


  • Edited by blilling Thursday, January 08, 2015 9:53 AM
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January 8th, 2015 12:51pm

the solution is to simply leave the computer/laptop until it dies then reboot it up a day later and things are fine. i had the same reoccurring problem many a times.
February 25th, 2015 11:08am

Had the same issue on an HP Omni 10 Tablet. Uninstalled the Tune-In Radio app, then downloaded the RealTek Audio drivers from HP and installed them. Problem fixed! Hope it helps someone. Very frustrating.
  • Edited by Al Oomens 16 hours 58 minutes ago
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March 17th, 2015 10:21am

Had the same issue on an HP Omni 10 Tablet. Uninstalled the Tune-In Radio app, then downloaded the RealTek Audio drivers from HP and installed them. Problem fixed! Hope it helps someone. Very frustrating.
  • Edited by Al Oomens Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:21 PM
March 17th, 2015 2:20pm

Neal,

Did you ever find the resolution to this?  My son has an HP.   The volume control button on the front left corner is stuck on full volume.  You can use the key pad controls to reduce it, but the second you let go, the volume returns to 100%.  This overrides other functions on the machine making it difficult to use. 

It is possible to jiggle the volume control button and get it to temporarily unstuck.  However it always finds its way back to the stuck position and 100% volume.   The only thing that I can think of is to take the machine apart and see if the button is sticking somehow and attempt a repair.

Does anyone have any experience doing this?

  • Proposed as answer by MikeSailing 19 hours 51 minutes ago
  • Unproposed as answer by MikeSailing 19 hours 40 minutes ago
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March 29th, 2015 1:48pm

Neal,

Did you ever find the resolution to this?  My son has an HP.   The volume control button on the front left corner is stuck on full volume.  You can use the key pad controls to reduce it, but the second you let go, the volume returns to 100%.  This overrides other functions on the machine making it difficult to use. 

It is possible to jiggle the volume control button and get it to temporarily unstuck.  However it always finds its way back to the stuck position and 100% volume.   The only thing that I can think of is to take the machine apart and see if the button is sticking somehow and attempt a repair.

Does anyone have any experience doing this?

  • Proposed as answer by MikeSailing Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:30 AM
  • Unproposed as answer by MikeSailing Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:41 AM
March 29th, 2015 1:48pm

I have had this problem on and off for over a year. It was not only that the volume was stuck at 100% but it also disabled the touch pad so I could not move the pointer or even use the pad to turn the computer Off or to Sleep. I always had to use the mouse or hold the Off button on the side of the computer. The other issue with this problem is that in the software I was using (Sketchup) every time I would hit any key on the keyboard then a large volume icon would appear in the middle of the screen, stay there for a few seconds, then fade away until I hit another key then it would do it again.

Solution??? One thing I noticed recently is that I had tried to use the "Music" app that comes bundled with Windows 8. This is the one that opens X-Box. Being that this was the only thing that I could recall I had done differently before this last bout with the volume button sticking I did an uninstall of that app.(I right clicked on it and clicked "Uninstall").  As soon as the app was uninstalled the volume icon in the upper left corner went away, the large volume icon no longer appeared in the middle of the screen, and the touch pad now works as it should. Because this has been an on again off again problem I will not be sure if this is that long term solution but it sure feels good to get back down to business again. WOW. This has been a major, major issue!

Mike

  • Proposed as answer by MikeSailing 19 hours 39 minutes ago
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April 14th, 2015 7:45am

I have had this problem on and off for over a year. It was not only that the volume was stuck at 100% but it also disabled the touch pad so I could not move the pointer or even use the pad to turn the computer Off or to Sleep. I always had to use the mouse or hold the Off button on the side of the computer. The other issue with this problem is that in the software I was using (Sketchup) every time I would hit any key on the keyboard then a large volume icon would appear in the middle of the screen, stay there for a few seconds, then fade away until I hit another key then it would do it again.

Solution??? One thing I noticed recently is that I had tried to use the "Music" app that comes bundled with Windows 8. This is the one that opens X-Box. Being that this was the only thing that I could recall I had done differently before this last bout with the volume button sticking I did an uninstall of that app.(I right clicked on it and clicked "Uninstall").  As soon as the app was uninstalled the volume icon in the upper left corner went away, the large volume icon no longer appeared in the middle of the screen, and the touch pad now works as it should. Because this has been an on again off again problem I will not be sure if this is that long term solution but it sure feels good to get back down to business again. WOW. This has been a major, major issue!

Mike

  • Proposed as answer by MikeSailing Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:42 AM
April 14th, 2015 11:41am

this is driving me mad............ just cant remove it from screen its bluetooth but i just don't no fix
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April 19th, 2015 4:52am

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