The volume control icon is already added to the Taskbar in Windows 11 and there is no way to hide it. However, if you want to add the Volume Mixer to the Taskbar, you can do so. For this, click on ...

Right-click the "Volume" icon on the taskbar. Click "Playback devices" to display the Sound dialog box. Click the "Playback" tab. The icons for speakers and headphones should display on the list.

Now just click the icon (you don’t have to switch to the tab first), the sound will be muted, and a red circle with a line will appear on top of the volume icon. To re-enable sound in a ...

ANSWER: Your volume icon can be restored if you follow this simple procedure. Open the control panel, then double-click on the multimedia icon. You should now find yourself in the audio tab. Click ...