1. Open the Control Panel by clicking on the Start menu and then selecting Control Panel from the options that appear.
2. Locate and click on the Sound icon to access the sound settings.
3. In the “Sound” window, you will see various tabs including Playback, Recording, Sounds, Communications, and Hardware.
4. Select the Playback tab to view the available sound devices detected by your computer.
5. To adjust the volume to a desired level, select the device you wish to modify and then move the slider underneath to your desired level.
6. If you need to set up more specific sound-related settings, such as an audio output device, you can do so by clicking on the Properties button.
7. A new window will open with more detailed settings. Here, you can adjust the default playback device, adjust the sampling rate and bit depth, and select a channel mode.
8. You can also access the sound settings from the Centralized Sound Settings window in the Control Panel. To open this window, select the “Hardware and Sound” category from the main Control Panel page and then click the “Centralized Sound Settings” option.
9. This window displays all the sound devices detected by your computer that are currently enabled.
10. To make changes to any of these devices, click the Properties button. This window contains similar settings as the playback window, in addition to settings such as buffering and latency.
11. After making all of your desired adjustments, click the Apply button at the bottom of the window to save your changes.
12. Once complete, you can close the window and return to the Control Panel. Your new sound settings will now be active.