Windows 7 – Open the Volume Control popup from the command prompt

I would like to open the Volume Control popup directly without using the mouse or keyboard. Currently, I am using AutoHotkey to press Win+B to focus on the system tray, Left to highlight the Volume Control icon , and then Enter to bring up the popup.

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I assume that this is possible, considering that you can open the View Available Networks window with

rundll32 van.dll,RunVAN

as opposed to using the Network icon .

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Is there a way to invoke the Volume Control popup from the command prompt? Please note that I am not looking to use the Volume Mixer (sndvol):

Solution:

sndvol.exe is what you want, you just need to use the -f flag to make it show just the master volume slider:

sndvol.exe -f

Running just sndvol.exe opens the volume mixer, as you noted.