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
    2020-09-25T10:02:50+00:00

    I fixed all my windows bugs by switching to Arch linux.  "drops mic"!!!!  5.1 works and I didn't have to click the "I agree" button.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-25T04:22:02+00:00

    The fact remains**,Windows 10** (I've more the 30 yrs Consulting experience) in my opinion is the greatest software  boondoggle to ever hit the planet. Bill Gates is old, he's got no clue as to what he wants to do to bring some value to his empty worthless life, so out of that confusion, Windows 10 continues to flounder, incapable of even producing a generic 5.1 Surround Sound driver. Bye Bill, please,write when you find work!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-24T22:53:44+00:00

    If the speaker test works, but you go to play 5.1 from Netflix or Amazon - this is not Microsoft's problem.

    They should, however, put IMMENSE pressure on those two idiots.

    My 5.1 works FINE with my DVD player program. All 5 channels (and the 1kw subwoofer)

    Every time I try to watch a Netflix movie, that movie only outputs stereo.

    Netflix and Amazon seem to care less. 

    I am SO frustrated by this. I have a very expensive projector setup and have no intention of watching media on an Android device that sits in my lap.

    No. It's Microsoft. My system plays 5.1 fine with dvd's. Anything else streaming....even if it is streaming 5.1 or downloaded music...plays only in stereo. There use to be a driver that would emulate 5.1 from realtek but that has been gone a while too.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-24T22:03:14+00:00

    If the speaker test works, but you go to play 5.1 from Netflix or Amazon - this is not Microsoft's problem.

    They should, however, put IMMENSE pressure on those two idiots.

    My 5.1 works FINE with my DVD player program. All 5 channels (and the 1kw subwoofer)

    Every time I try to watch a Netflix movie, that movie only outputs stereo.

    Netflix and Amazon seem to care less. 

    I am SO frustrated by this. I have a very expensive projector setup and have no intention of watching media on an Android device that sits in my lap.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-24T20:37:19+00:00

    same here....

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