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Hi,
Since I upgraded to Windows 11 a few days ago, I now no longer have the option in sound settings to enable 5.1 or 7.1 surround support, as I did in Windows 10. At least I believe that I had that option in Windows 10, all I have now is stereo only and I miss the added depth of sound of my 5.1 speakers. Am I failing to see the obvious, or is this an oversight in the programming. If anyone has any thoughts on solving this issue it would be most welcome. I admit I have not tried installing the Realtek Audio Manager, as that file looks as though it may not be compatible with Windows 11 although it did function in Windows 10.
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unlike some people just **** on everyone's post I actually found something that people may find useful.
Ignore JosephT71 unconstructive I'll repeat this like a parrot and not be helpful attitude.
The options are to pay for dtsx which should come with a pcee app but the fact is windows 11 is stopping it.
Someone has nicely posted some pcee apps for free so have a look.
Try this link.
Dolby® Advanced Audio/ Home Theater Drivers for your built-in HD Audio | guru3D Forums
Stop telling me I have not paid for it because I have paid for DTSX as well. So stop telling lies..
I have paid for the use of 5.1 audio even if I had to pay seporately and installed the codec.
Windows 11 is broken and still will not play 5.1 audio through spdif . And yes I have K-lite and it keeps resetting to 2 channel too so something in Microsoft windows is doing it.
Thank you so much for this. This may be the first actual solution to a problem I have encountered on this site. LEGEND!!!
in my case realtek audio console just states "Realtek Audio console doesn't support this device"
That's because generally music is only stereo, and exceptions only come in specific formats. The solution is to upmix. Some media players can do this like Foobar2000. The drivers might allow it, Or you can put your reciever into an All Channel Stereo mode.
