According to this post it should be fixed already in Insiders Build (currently Dev Channel only).
Airpods Pro: very bad quality in Headset mode on Windows 10
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Anonymous
Dear all,
I've got my new Airpods Pro, they work well with my iPhone.
Also on Windows 10 via bluetooth, sound quality is good when using the "Airpods stereo" mode.
However, in the headset mode ("Airpods Hands-Free AG Audio") sound and especially microphone quality is extremely bad. I tried to change the default format (see screenshot, it's only 8000Hz), but I cannot change it as it's grey. Any advice to get a better microphone quality?
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Anonymous
2020-05-06T13:00:05+00:00 anybody with an idea here?
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Anonymous
2020-06-05T17:38:30+00:00 Did you find a solution? I'm having the same problem
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Anonymous
2020-06-09T15:53:38+00:00 Hi bel3ka,
unfortunately not a satisfactory solution, but at least a turn around:
I set up these settings now:
-For Speaker: Airpods Stereo Mode
-For Microphone: My laptop's build-in microphone
of course you cannot walk around then and have a call, but it works well when you work close to your laptop ;-)
so questions is still open for anybody...
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Anonymous
2020-06-17T09:37:20+00:00 I just fixed this!! Just disable the microphone for the airpods from the sound menu and it's gonna take you off handsfree. It's gonna make stereo sound work