Bluetooth volume broken after Windows 10 1803 update

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I have a Samsung DA-E670 bluetooth(BT) speaker that I use as my main speakers connected via BT. After the Windows 10 version 1803 update recently, I can no longer adjust the volume of these speakers from the master mixer in the taskbar.

The slider moves but the volume doesn't change unless it's slid to the minimum then it mutes.

The same issue happens on my laptop after this 1803 update.

However, on my new Sennheiser headphones the behaviour has changed differently. Adjusting the volume on the headphones built-in volume control, changes the Windows main mixer volume. I can learn to adjust to this change but I would need to be able to control the volume of my Samsung speakers via Windows like before.

My research points to something about a mismatch of Bluetooth profiles. Has anyone had this issue and if so, are there any work arounds or fixes?

Also, I have been in touch with Microsoft support chat a bunch of times (5 or 6 times) and they have tried everything from;

BT troubleshooter

Re-installing drivers

Updating drivers

Installing bad drivers, breaking the BT

some weird registry and other actions I don't know the details about

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Anonymous

Hello guys,

I also have a problem with my Edifier R2730DB, however I solved the problem by changing a value from 0 to 1 in the registry.

Follow the steps from this post:

"You should try this fix It worked to me:

Open Windows Registry (regedit.exe).
Jump to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Bluetooth\Audio\AVRCP\CT
Create REG_DWORD DisableAbsoluteVolume and set it's value to 1.

Important: You need to restart your PC for changes to take affect.

Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help, this will help others who are looking for solutions to the same or similar Problem." Quoted from https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/azure/en-US/71e51613-721d-45aa-9b94-34fbce8472bc/bluetooth-volume-problem-after-windows-10-april-2018-update?forum=win10itprosetup

(Check last post of the page).

Hope this solves the problem for you too. Looking forward to actually get a fix from Microsoft with next updates ...

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Anonymous

2019-01-19T20:34:04+00:00

Broken for me too, with Edifier S1000SB. I remember that in some other forum a MS dev was replying to the complaints and promised to look into it. Sometime during the summer that was. I guess he gave up.

But the tweaker from @Ntelas works :) Thanks!
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Anonymous

2019-01-04T01:26:10+00:00

conandrum's solution worked until 1809 update. On 1809 it doesn't recognize the OLD driver and will not let you install the driver. Microsoft is so stupid. If the old driver works then why did you replace it with the new driver in the first place? If the new driver is the problem then why not just use the old driver? Don't force people to use a driver that breaks the volume feature.

How difficult is that to do?
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Anonymous

2019-01-03T19:10:58+00:00

I recently installed Windows 10 and got the 1803 version and had this problem with my Xiaomi bt speaker. After upgrading to 1809... well, I thought the volume control problem would be fixed. To my amazement and amusement, it has not.

Unbelievable. I will try the workarounds mentioned earlier in this thread, but this is insane.
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Anonymous

2018-12-25T16:46:50+00:00

2018 is coming to an end and the issue is still here. Shame on you, Microsoft.
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