Disable Absolute Volume in Windows 10 bluetooth stack
A few months ago Windows 10 introduced update 1803, which changed the volume control for bluetooth devices. My Augustus EP650 bluetooth headphones used to have separate volume control on the desktop and on the device itself (e.g. you could make the Windows volume very loud, but the device volume very quiet, for an average final volume). After the update both volumes are now linked and change together.
This wouldn't be a problem, if the minimum volume wasn't extremely loud, the granularity decreased to 6 points, and going below 6 more often than not mutes the headphone permanently until a restart.
Searching around I found a reddit thread from around the same time, and the following comment from a Microsoft developer:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ks3wi/windows_10_latest_update_removed_bluetooth_volume/dzd5ef4/
Windows bluetooth dev here - if anyone can't control their BT
speaker/headphones volume from the PC after the update, can you share
a product link to what device you're using? We added "absolute volume"
in the last update which lets the Windows volume slider directly
control the local volume of BT speakers/headphones who support it.
I have all available Windows updates and updated drivers, and the headphone works fine on my Android phone.
How do I disable this "absolute volume" feature to regain the level of control that was available before?
windows-10 audio bluetooth
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
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A few months ago Windows 10 introduced update 1803, which changed the volume control for bluetooth devices. My Augustus EP650 bluetooth headphones used to have separate volume control on the desktop and on the device itself (e.g. you could make the Windows volume very loud, but the device volume very quiet, for an average final volume). After the update both volumes are now linked and change together.
This wouldn't be a problem, if the minimum volume wasn't extremely loud, the granularity decreased to 6 points, and going below 6 more often than not mutes the headphone permanently until a restart.
Searching around I found a reddit thread from around the same time, and the following comment from a Microsoft developer:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ks3wi/windows_10_latest_update_removed_bluetooth_volume/dzd5ef4/
Windows bluetooth dev here - if anyone can't control their BT
speaker/headphones volume from the PC after the update, can you share
a product link to what device you're using? We added "absolute volume"
in the last update which lets the Windows volume slider directly
control the local volume of BT speakers/headphones who support it.
I have all available Windows updates and updated drivers, and the headphone works fine on my Android phone.
How do I disable this "absolute volume" feature to regain the level of control that was available before?
windows-10 audio bluetooth
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
200118
Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27
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A few months ago Windows 10 introduced update 1803, which changed the volume control for bluetooth devices. My Augustus EP650 bluetooth headphones used to have separate volume control on the desktop and on the device itself (e.g. you could make the Windows volume very loud, but the device volume very quiet, for an average final volume). After the update both volumes are now linked and change together.
This wouldn't be a problem, if the minimum volume wasn't extremely loud, the granularity decreased to 6 points, and going below 6 more often than not mutes the headphone permanently until a restart.
Searching around I found a reddit thread from around the same time, and the following comment from a Microsoft developer:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ks3wi/windows_10_latest_update_removed_bluetooth_volume/dzd5ef4/
Windows bluetooth dev here - if anyone can't control their BT
speaker/headphones volume from the PC after the update, can you share
a product link to what device you're using? We added "absolute volume"
in the last update which lets the Windows volume slider directly
control the local volume of BT speakers/headphones who support it.
I have all available Windows updates and updated drivers, and the headphone works fine on my Android phone.
How do I disable this "absolute volume" feature to regain the level of control that was available before?
windows-10 audio bluetooth
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
200118
A few months ago Windows 10 introduced update 1803, which changed the volume control for bluetooth devices. My Augustus EP650 bluetooth headphones used to have separate volume control on the desktop and on the device itself (e.g. you could make the Windows volume very loud, but the device volume very quiet, for an average final volume). After the update both volumes are now linked and change together.
This wouldn't be a problem, if the minimum volume wasn't extremely loud, the granularity decreased to 6 points, and going below 6 more often than not mutes the headphone permanently until a restart.
Searching around I found a reddit thread from around the same time, and the following comment from a Microsoft developer:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ks3wi/windows_10_latest_update_removed_bluetooth_volume/dzd5ef4/
Windows bluetooth dev here - if anyone can't control their BT
speaker/headphones volume from the PC after the update, can you share
a product link to what device you're using? We added "absolute volume"
in the last update which lets the Windows volume slider directly
control the local volume of BT speakers/headphones who support it.
I have all available Windows updates and updated drivers, and the headphone works fine on my Android phone.
How do I disable this "absolute volume" feature to regain the level of control that was available before?
windows-10 audio bluetooth
windows-10 audio bluetooth
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
200118
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
200118
edited Nov 3 '18 at 23:40
BoppreH
asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
BoppreHBoppreH
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asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
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asked Nov 3 '18 at 14:38
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Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27
add a comment |
Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27
Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27
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Open Windows Registry (regedit.exe).
Jump to
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlBluetoothAudioAVRCPCTCreate
REG_DWORDDisableAbsoluteVolumeand set it's value to1.
answered Jan 12 at 22:57
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Jump to
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlBluetoothAudioAVRCPCTCreate
REG_DWORDDisableAbsoluteVolumeand set it's value to1.
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Open Windows Registry (regedit.exe).
Jump to
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlBluetoothAudioAVRCPCTCreate
REG_DWORDDisableAbsoluteVolumeand set it's value to1.
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Open Windows Registry (regedit.exe).
Jump to
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlBluetoothAudioAVRCPCTCreate
REG_DWORDDisableAbsoluteVolumeand set it's value to1.
answered Jan 12 at 22:57
VarunAgwVarunAgw
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Open Windows Registry (regedit.exe).
Jump to
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlBluetoothAudioAVRCPCTCreate
REG_DWORDDisableAbsoluteVolumeand set it's value to1.
answered Jan 12 at 22:57
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Try: (1) Rollback your Bluetooth driver in Device Manager, (2) Bluetooth Tweaker (beta version).
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 15:46
(1) Rolling back drivers would re-introduce bugs that were previously fixed, and since updates are handled by Windows and/or the device itself, it's not even clear to me how to get hold of the old driver (device manager only includes one option, and the manufacturer has no drivers page). (2) I would rather not install a program from an untrusted source just to flip a bit in my OS settings. Also, this program seems to have been created to enable absolute volume, and I'm not sure if it'll be capable of disabling it.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 19:09
I hoped that a driver change caused the problem, but I seem to be wrong, as you say that there is no driver to roll back to in the Device Manager. You are then suffering from the Absolute Volume feature introduced in Windows 10 v1803, for which, in spite of loud complaints, there is still no solution by Microsoft.
– harrymc
Nov 3 '18 at 23:04
@harrymc Thank you for giving the exact patch number, I'll add it to the question. And yes, this question is explicitly about Absolute Volume and how to disable it, preferably without messing with drivers or external programs.
– BoppreH
Nov 3 '18 at 23:38
You might be able to use NirCmd to reduce the volume below 6 (link).
– harrymc
Nov 4 '18 at 18:27