The PowerToys release in the experimental version 0.46 the option to silence video calls

A few days ago we saw how PowerToys were updated to version 0.45, now having an attractive interface that was better integrated into Windows 11. Now the popular tools are updated to version 0.46 by adding thepossibility to mute video calls

The PowerToys already have a new version, 0.46, in the experimental phase that, as usual, can be downloaded from Github. A version that, along with the usual fixes and improvements, introduces the option to mute video calls from the webcam

Mute video calls in one click

Being an experimental version, they are not updated from the application itself, but have to be downloaded manually from this link. Among all the improvements, the option is added so that a video call can be silenced, something that also allows mute microphone and camera, only microphone or only webcam These are the rest of improvements:

• Fixed the top right vertical scrolling of the toolbar to allow users to close other application windows.
• Fixed compatibility issues for certain systems when compiling from source.

• Fixed toolbox still present on screen.
• Fixed issue that caused the microphone to mute when changing the position of the toolbar.
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• Added Video Conference Mute switch>"

Known Issues

• With some webcams, there is an incompatibility with Teams and the overlay image is not rendered, instead a corrupted frame is displayed. If your camera has this quirk, please let us know the model at [main tracking issue
• The app preview (Teams, Meet, etc.) may show the overlay image flipped horizontally, but that's expected, the image will display correctly to other people on the call.
• To enable/disable VCM, PowerToys must be run as administrator
• Changes to some of the VCM settings require the application to be restarted to pick up the new values, such as a new image overlay.
• In some cases, the overlay image can be displayed flipped vertically (the solution is to edit the image and flip it before selecting it) .
• If the PowerToys Video Conference Mute webcam does not appear in the video conferencing application, try restarting the application and if it still does not appear , try restarting Windows.

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