Windows 10: How to enable more speakers?

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  1. How to enable more speakers?


    I have a USB sound device, with 5.1 audio channels. It uses the standard Microsoft drivers, version 10.0.19041.5794. It used to recognize it as a multi-channel audio system, but now it only recognizes it as stereo. There are other physical speakers attached to it, but it doesn't seem to recognize it's a multichannel anymore. How do I enable multichannel again?

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    BlackJacques, Jun 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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  2. Junaid_A Win User

    Windows 10 recognizes my UE Megaboom as a headset and not a speaker will not work?

    Hi Rachael,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I suggest you try the steps listed below and check if it works. This issue could be because of the Headphones BT SPEAKER Stereo being set as default. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works.



    • Pair the speaker with your PC.
    • Right click the Windows icon on the taskbar and choose
      Device Manager.

    • Expand Sound, video, and game controllers
      and right click on your Bluetooth speaker (BT SPEAKER Stereo).
    • Choose Disable and acknowledge the confirmation popup. Wait for the screen to refresh.
    • Right click on the same device again and Enable.
    • Exit Device Manager and see if the issue persist.


    Regards,
     
  3. Pavan_N Win User
    JBL charge2 bluetooth speaker

    Hi Russell.

    Please answer these questions to assist you better.

    • Do you get any error message?
    • What is the make and model of your computer and speaker?
    • Are you able to listen to sound?
    • Did you make any hardware and software changes in your computer prior to this issue?

    I suggest you to refer the link below suggested by Rajith R on August 29, 2015
    and follow the steps suggested.

    Redirecting


    Do let us know if the speaker issue is resolved. Thank you.
     
  4. How to enable more speakers?

    Re-enable audio device

    Hi,

    I would be happy to assist you.

    Before we proceed with troubleshooting, I would need little information on the issue.

    • Are using speakers / head phones to listen to audio?
    If you have disabled the audio device, then you might not see it under the list of playback devices. I would suggest you to follow these steps to make sure you see the disabled devices:


      • Open
        Control panel
        .

      • Click Hardware and Sound and then Click on
        Sounds.

      • Under Playback tab, right click on the empty area and make sure
        “Show Disabled Devices” has a check mark on it. If headphones/Speakers are disabled, it will now show up in the list.

      • Right click on the device and
        Enable it. Click OK.
    If the issue still persists, try enabling speakers automatically using steps below.


    • Go to Settings> Click on themes> Advance sound settings> right click on the speakers or the audio device youo have connected > click on
      Configure device.

    • Test the sound level you want, click Next.

    • And configure the audio devices.

    Hope this helps you. Do reply if you need further assistance on Windows 10.

    Thank you.
     
    Vidyashree_C, Jun 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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