How to Reset the Volume for All Your Devices in Windows 11
Follow these steps to reset the volume for all your apps in one go. This will set the volume to 100% for whatever apps are listed in the Settings app.
How to Reset the Audio Driver in Windows 11
There are a few ways to deal with the audio driver, depending on your specific situation: Other ways to do this include clicking through Settings > System > Sound, or executing the ms-settings:sound Run command.
Roll back the audio driver if you recently installed an update, but it caused the audio to stop working or sound worse. Update the audio driver if sounds don’t work at all or if you started using a new sound device with your computer. Uninstall the audio driver if there’s an issue with sound, but you didn’t recently upgrade your sound equipment or install a driver update. This will revert to the basic driver provided by Windows.
Here’s how to uninstall the audio driver in Windows 11:
How to Reset Audio Services in Windows 11
There are a couple of services that Windows uses to deal with sound. You can restart these services if you’re experiencing abnormal sound quality issues.
How to Manage Sound Settings in Windows 11
As the above directions show, all the Windows 11 sound settings are accessible through the Settings app. You can get there in a few ways:
Search for Settings from the taskbar.Press WIN+i.Right-click the Start button and choose Settings.
Once you’re in Settings, select Sound for settings pertaining to output devices, input devices, troubleshooting tools, the volume mixer, and more. Another way to jump directly into the sound settings is to right-click the volume icon in the taskbar and choose Sound settings. From that same menu is Open volume mixer, which will do just that. In the Advanced section for sound, look for More sound settings. There you’ll find more options related to your playback devices and sound themes. Here are examples of the available settings you can tweak for better sound on a pair of headphones:
Levels: Adjust the volume balance between the left and right side.Enhancements: Boost the lowest frequencies that can be played by your device, turn on Headphone Virtualization to create the illusion of a home theater, or turn on Loudness Equalization to reduce perceived volume differences based on the “understanding of human hearing.“Advanced: Change the sample rate and bit depth.Spatial sound: Select the Spatial sound format you want to use.
