Remove the volume control icon

This policy setting allows you to remove the volume control icon from the system control area.

If you enable this policy setting, the volume control icon is not displayed in the system notification area.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the volume control icon is displayed in the system notification area.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value NameHideSCAVolume
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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