<# .SYNOPSIS Mutes the audio output .DESCRIPTION This script mutes the default audio device immediately. .EXAMPLE PS> ./mute-audio .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> try { $obj = new-object -com wscript.shell $obj.SendKeys([char]173) "🔇 audio is muted" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }