How to adjust Bass and Treble in Windows 11?

Sad but the Dell Waves MaxxAudioPro utility fixed everything. I had to much bass, But why in the hell doesn't windows OS allow these changes. ****

Not looking for advice at this point, resolved when I found and installed FxSound.

But you are giving advice about FxSound to Jimmy Smith1 which is actually worst than merely not looking for advice.

Also your HP laptop may already have a premium audio package (like Bang & Olufsen tuned speakers), you already paid for that tuned speakers.

https://corporate.bang-olufsen.com/en/partners/consumer-electronics/hp

Not using the B&O app, you are just wasting money on your laptop to use an inferior fxsound freeware.

Thank you, that's good information that a half dozen contacts with Microsoft- none knew that. As I wrote earlier, I solved my problem by getting a third-party app that installed easily and works great.

That Microsoft or Dell hide or choose to not provide an equalizer is a big disservice in my view. Folks like me with hearing loss in multiple ranges can make adjustments that make music enjoyable again. Shame neither company sees it that way- I've written to both. Crickets...

Whay third party app did you get?

There is a technical reason why the EQ "disappear".

If they give you multiple EQ, people will mistakenly enable multiple EQ at the same time and ruin their sound.

Even 10 years ago, the old "audio enhancements tab" bass boost or equalizer only appears if you use Microsoft's generic audio driver ("high definition audio device"). When you install your computer's specific audio chipset driver (such as Realtek), then the bass boost in the audio enhancements tab should disappear because you now have the EQ in the old Realtek HD audio manager. Even in Windows 7, if you have a computer model with premium audio package (such as THX and Soundblaster), the EQ in the Realtek HD audio manager disappeared.

https://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/252007-realtek-hd-audio-equalizer-not-working-properly.html#post2089303

Your sound would get all muddy if you enabled the bass boost in the enhancements tab and the EQ in the Realtek HD audio manager at the same time because you forgot that you clicked the bass boost button 6 months ago and now you are fiddling with the Realtek EQ. So the only sensible thing to do is to delete 1 of the EQ.

There can only be 1 EQ in your whole computer and that may be a traditional 10 band EQ or some smart pre-sets.

You have an HP computer, then you either have HP audio app or B&O audio app. And if you have a premium audio package on your hp computer, then you have additional auido apps.

Same problem here. Deaf in one ear, barely hear out of the other. Very frustrating and seems it would be an accessibility issue that MS dropped the ball on. HELLO Microsoft, there are hearing impaired users that NEED to be able to adjust bass down and treble up (in most cases) to be able to understand what is being said!

My problem exactly! Is there no help or app for us?