This seems obvious, but I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally muted my volume, only to slap my forehead in ...

I'm home on my XP machine now- go to Control Panel, Sound and Audio Device Properties and on the first tab you see- Volume, there's a check box for Place Volume Icon in Taskbar.

If the volume bar of your Windows 11/10 computer is stuck at 100%, then this post will help you fix the problem. There could be various reasons for the Windows Volume bar to get stuck on high, such as ...