This post explains how to reset the audio settings to the defaults in Windows 11.
Windows allows users to set multiple audio settings. You can choose to turn on or off audio enhancements, enable enhanced or mono audio, and many other features.
All Windows audio settings and features help you improve the Sound of your computers. Many of these settings will work great and help you listen better.
Howerver, if you have configured Windows audio playback settings but changes have not improved or not working as expected, you can reset it to the defaults.
Here’s how to do it in Windows 11.
As explained above, if you have changed Windows audio settings but things are not working as expected, you can reset the audio to the defaults, including volume, advanced settings, and driver.
To do that, first open the Windows Settings app.
You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting the Settings app. Or press the keyboard shortcuts (Windows + I) to launch the Settings app.
When the Settings app opens, click the System button on the left.
On the right, select the Sound tile to expand.
On the System -> Sound settings panel, under Advanced, select the Volume mixer tile to expand.
On the System -> Sound -> Volume mixer settings panel, click the Reset button to reset all apps’ sound devices and volume to the recommended defaults.
Reset the advanced audio settings
After resetting the Sound devices and volumes, go back to the Windows Settings app and select System -> Sound tile to expand.
On the Sound settings panel, select “More sound settings” link under Advanced.
On the pop-up window of the playback devices, select the Speakers on the left, then click the Properties button.
When the Speakers Properties window opens, select the Advanced tab and click the Restore Defaults button to reset the audio devices.
Update the sound device drivers
Another way to reset or restore your computer audio device settings is to update or reinstall the audio drivers for your device.
Read the post below to learn how to update device drivers in Windows 11.
Update device drivers in Windows 11
That should do it!
Conclusion:
This post showed you how to reset audio devices on your computer in Windows 11. If you find any errors above, or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
