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+Copyright (C) 2011-2026, Alexander Steinhoefer
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-**WinMute** is a small and simple tool, that automatically mutes (and unmutes) your workstation
-based on triggers, e.g. the screensaver starts, or your bluetooth headphone disconnects.
+**WinMute** is a small and simple tool that automatically mutes (and unmutes) your workstation
+based on triggers, e.g. the display turns off, or your Bluetooth headphones disconnect.
It was created to not repeatedly annoy my co-workers with random sounds or music from my
-computer whenever I left the room and forgot to mute my computer.
+computer whenever I left the room and forgot to mute my it.
## Features
* the display turns off.
* you log off or switch user.
* your workstation shuts down, goes into hibernate or goes to sleep.
- * your bluetooth headset/headphones disconnect.
+ * your Bluetooth headset/headphones disconnect.
* your workstation is connected to a particular wireless network.
- * alternatively: your Workstation is _not_ connected to particular wireless network
-* WinMute is small and only needs a few kilobytes of disk space
-* WinMute is ad-free, telemetry-free and generally does not send any data whatsoever
+ * alternatively: your workstation is _not_ connected to a particular wireless network.
+* WinMute is small and only needs a few kilobytes of disk space.
+* WinMute is ad-free, telemetry-free and generally does not send any data whatsoever.
## Screenshots
### Requirements
* Windows 7 or any newer version of Windows.
-* [Visual Studio 2015-2026 Redistributable](https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe)
+* [Visual C++ 2015-2026 Redistributable](https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe)
### Installation
-Either unzip it to your favourite directory or run the Setup.exe and you are all set up!
+Either unzip the archive to your favourite directory or run the Setup.exe and you are all set up!
### Uninstalling WinMute
-If you've installed it with the setup, uninstall it from the Windows programs control panel).
+If you've installed it with the setup, uninstall it from the Windows programs control panel.
If you've installed it without the setup, just delete it.
-If you want to also remove your personal WinMute settings, open the registry via `regedit.exe` and delete the Folder located in `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lx-systems\WinMute`.
+If you want to also remove your personal WinMute settings, open the registry via `regedit.exe` and delete the folder located in `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lx-systems\WinMute`.
### How to (un)mute
Just start it and you are good to go!
-Whenever you lock your screen from now on or the screensaver starts, WinMute will automatically mute your windows volume, and unmute it right away when you come back to your pc.
+Whenever you lock your workstation from now on or the display turns off, WinMute will automatically mute your Windows volume, and unmute it right away when you come back to your PC.
If you want to change the behaviour or explore all the other options, right-click on the taskbar notification icon and explore!
-
## Sponsors
-Code signing for this project is kindly sponsored by [SignPath.io](https://signpath.org/)!
+Free code signing for this project is kindly provided by [SignPath](https://signpath.org/).
+
+## License
+
+WinMute is released under the [3-clause BSD license](LICENSE).