Issues with 5.1 Surround Sound with Windows 10

Anonymous
2019-06-25T18:59:15+00:00

I can not get 5.1 Surround Sound to play for my computer with any audio player; i.e. DVD/CD optical drive, Pandora, etc. but when I run an audio test using the device manager it tests perfectly.  I have heard that there might be a compatibility issue with 5.1/7.1 Surround Sound and Windows 10.

Please let me know if anybody has had this problem and what the solution is.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-13T14:05:02+00:00

    I tried this but I could not select the Surround 5.1 option and the option was a bit faded

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-04-12T16:44:29+00:00

    The problem seems to be WIN10 and today's new browser's Edge, Firefox or Chrome not being to output 5:1 properly.  My 5:1 is Realtek. Even the new drivers did not work. I was able to get the test sounds to play but not the music fronm the web, in my case Radio Paradise. I could get surround sound from Media player or VLC.

    My solution was to install I.E 11 and the legacy player from Radio Paradise. I could also listen to YouTube music in 5:1. I retested Edge, Firefox and Chrome, with Radio Paradise and found that I could get RP to play with the Firefox browser in 5:1.

    So I have 3 ways to listen to 5:1. Firefox, I.E11 and I can also get surround sound by opening the URL in Media Player.

    I am using Firefox at this time as I get the latest player with all the bells and whistles.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-12T16:06:40+00:00

    Any updates to this?  I just hooked a sound system to my pc.  When I play audio the sub and everything works but when I go into the prompt to test the speakers it is only recognizing the two front and two rear speakers and will not let me test the sub or center speaker

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-04-09T17:46:07+00:00

    It's an issue with Chrome, Firefox and Edge. They are newer browsers. The only solution that was easy was to reload I.E, 11. I listen to Radio Paradise. So I was able to use their legacy website. The other option was to load the url into Media Player. I also got 5:1, but no song info.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-08T05:32:07+00:00

    ![Image](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/cdacd5d3-81c3-46ae-bbe4-ec7fa8a4cb3c?platform=QnA
    ADVANCED MODE

    I had the same problem until I realized there was an “upmix/surround” box at the bottom of each set of efffects equalizers in either basic or advanced mode on the “Sonic Stidio” application. Download it, if you havent already, turn on “sonic studio effects,” and check the last box in each set of equalizers, “upmix/surround.” As long as everything else is aligned correctly, that should do the trick. Worked for me.Image

    BASIC MODE

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