# Mute audio from web browser only? (Windows) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 23, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442 "2007-02-23T22:36:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/1 "2007-02-23T22:36:48Z")
I like to listen to music. I like to idle away with the Stumbleupon toolbar in Firefox. The problem is the large number of sites which throw out audio, or video-with-audio (most often Flash), without triggering. I’d love a way to stop audio coming from Firefox, and from plugin applications, without muting iTunes. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/2 "2007-02-23T22:41:53Z")
Since you use Firefox, you can do it with [Adblock](http://virtuelvis.com/archives/2005/04/disable-sound-firefox). The comments have other (and possibly better) solutions, as well. ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/3 "2007-02-24T00:05:08Z")
Adblock probably works fine, but I just plug in my earphones and don’t put them in my ears. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/4 "2007-02-25T00:46:52Z")
Thanks - looking around that page, Flashblock looks like a better option, so I’ll give that a go. **Robcaro** - that doesn’t help much, because I don’t want to cut out other sounds, just Firefox! ---
**Author:** ![Diddly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@Diddly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diddly)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/5 "2007-02-25T01:42:22Z")
Not that this directly helps you, but Windows Vista has a new audio mixer which allows you do adjust each application’s volume levels seperately. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/6 "2007-02-25T01:47:15Z")
That’s about the first thing I’ve so far heard about Vista that (for me) counts in its favour over XP! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/7 "2007-02-25T01:47:35Z")
[QUOTE=Diddly] Not that this directly helps you, but Windows Vista has a new audio mixer which allows you do adjust each application’s volume levels seperately. [/QUOTE] And there is a very neat application called [IndieVolume](http://www.indievolume.com/) which allows you to do exactly that without having to upgrade to Vista. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mute-audio-from-web-browser-only-windows/393442/8 "2007-02-25T02:31:50Z")
[QUOTE=robcaro] Adblock probably works fine, but I just plug in my earphones and don’t put them in my ears. Works for me. [/QUOTE] Um… can’t you just turn off the speakers?