The 'turn-volume-on.ps1' Script

July 15, 2026 · View on GitHub

This PowerShell script immediately unmutes the audio output.

Parameters

PS> ./turn-volume-on.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> .\turn-volume-on

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Turn audio on
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script immediately unmutes the audio output.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> .\turn-volume-on
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	$obj = new-object -com wscript.shell
	$obj.SendKeys([char]173)
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

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