How To Reset All Audio Settings On Windows 11 8 Quick Fixes

You can also get to Sound settings from the Windows menu by clicking Settings and selecting Sound in the right panel. This method will restore all of your original audio settings throughout Windows 11, including for the apps you’ve installed. Any custom volume changes, changes to defaults, and audio enhancements will return to their out-of-the-box settings.

If resetting your audio settings didn’t solve your sound problems, you can also try uninstalling and reinstalling your audio drivers. Or, if your audio problems started after a Windows Update was installed, you can try rolling back the driver to the previous version. We’ll cover both options in this method.

Don’t be surprised if you see multiple audio drivers here. Many different devices have their own audio drivers, including external speakers and headphones, as well as some graphics cards and monitors.

Click Uninstall Device. Check the box next to “Attempt to remove the driver for this device. " Click Uninstall. Restart your PC. Once you sign back in, Windows will automatically reinstall the driver.

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You can also get to Sound settings from the Windows menu by clicking Settings and selecting Sound in the right panel.

Click Output devices if you’re having trouble hearing sound through speakers (including your computer’s built-in speakers) or headphones. This includes issues of no sound at all. Click Input devices if you’re having trouble using a microphone or recording device.

During the troubleshooter, you may be asked if you can hear tones through your speakers. If troubleshooting an input device, you may be asked to speak into the microphone to check the volume.

This method will help you reset the settings for any of your connected audio devices. This includes output devices, such as speakers and headphones, as well as input devices like microphones and headsets.

The Properties button is at the bottom-right corner of the window.

If there’s no Advanced tab, check other tabs, such as Spatial Sound or Enhancements for a “Restore Defaults” button. If you have a “Restore Defaults” button on multiple tabs, clicking the button on each tab ensures all of your original settings will be restored.

This method will show you how to reset all of the Windows 11 system sounds, such as the default Windows start-up sound and notification tones, back to their original settings.

If you’re having trouble using a Bluetooth audio device such as a speaker, headset, or soundbar, you can “forget” the speaker in your Bluetooth settings and pair it again. This is an easy way to fix Bluetooth-related audio problems in Windows 11.

Click Add device below your devices. Click Bluetooth. Place your device into pairing mode. Click your device when it appears on the screen. Once paired, your Bluetooth device is reset and set up as new.

Resetting your PC can also solve other problems, including slow-loading apps and website, poor laptop battery life, and long boot-up times.

Select Cloud download to reinstall Windows by downloading it from the web. This is the simplest option, though it won’t be ideal if your connection is slow or you’re low on disk space. If your computer has a recovery partition (or you have recovery media), select Local reinstall to reinstall Windows 11 without downloading it from the internet.

Once Windows 11 is reinstalled, you’ll be able to log back in as normal.