Microsoft’s open-source and free Windows 10 toolset PowerToys V0.36.0 beta was officially released, bringing the video conference mute function again. This feature is abbreviated as VCM, which was first launched in September 2020, but has to be removed since then due to bug issues.
The video conference mute function allows users to use a shortcut key to mute the video conference. This version of PowerToys has changed the previous scheme of using a virtual webcam driver and uses DirectShow filters, which can solve many malfunctions.
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The current version of the video conference mute (VCM) feature still has many bugs, which may cause the camera screen to fail or image flipping problems. This tool requires administrator rights to run PowerToys. The file size of the v0.36.0 beta version is 37.4MB. It is currently available for download: Click Here
Installer hash
6191C8B0781406622B24AD93EF58F7880EF67BAE6E165B6B7C693C8D8ECBB951
Current known issues and limitations:
- with some webcams, there is an incompatibility with Teams and the overlay image is not rendered, instead a corrupted frame is shown. If your camera has this quirk, please let us know the model in the [main tracking issue – #6246]
- the application preview (Teams, Meet, etc.) may show the overlay image flipped horizontally but that is expected, the image will show correctly to the other people on the call.
- in order to enable/disable the VCM, PowerToys should run as administrator
- changes to some of the VCM settings require the application to restart to pick up the new values such as a new overlay image.
- in some cases, the overlay image can be shown flipped vertically (the workaround is to edit the image and flip it before selecting it).
(#6246) - if the PowerToys Video Conference Mute webcam doesn’t show up in the video conference app, try restarting the app and if still doesn’t show up try restarting Windows.
Things to note
- This release will not be on WinGet. We are evaluating if this is something people would be interested in.
- This release is on the “Experimental” train, so only prerelease versions will be prompted for updates.
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