In my experience, it obeys system volume. If I had the system muted before I shut down, it comes up silently. I keep my work laptop muted most times. On the wee

In my experience, it obeys system volume. If I had the system muted before I shut down, it comes up silently. I keep my work laptop muted most times. On the weekend, I might actually need the sound for Skype. Monday morning is a rude start if I forget to mute the sound the last time I used it.