Windows 10: Absolute volume and Bluetooth

Is there any fix to be able to control Bluetooth speakers via the OS? This has been broken for a year now and I cannot find a permanent way around it. The registry fix is not working anymore, at least not for me. Bluetooth goodies have an app to fix this but it's insane that we need to pay to get a feature that was working before and was stupidly broken by Microsoft with an update.

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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:

Windows 10 latest update removed bluetooth volume granularity. : Windows10

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?

 

How do i control Bluetooth speaker volume independently

hey folks!

I think I found the solution.
You have to edit the registry. At least, that worked for me...
audio - Disable Absolute Volume in Windows 10 bluetooth stack - Super User

 

How do i control Bluetooth speaker volume independently

Thanks for posting this solution man! Microsoft's bad registry entry is the culprit and all this while I've been thinking about some bluetooth driver causing the trouble.