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Classic Volume Mixer vs SoundVolumeView: catalog facts
Classic Volume Mixer	SoundVolumeView
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Freeware from NirSoft; it may not be sold or bundled with a commercial product.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Restores quick access to the compact classic mixer Small and simple	Per-application and per-device volume control in one list Save and restore complete sound profiles
Depends on Microsoft keeping the old mixer in system32 Infrequent updates	Requires Windows Vista or later; Windows XP is not supported Sound profiles only work on the computer and devices they were saved on
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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