Windows 10: Bluetooth headphones dropped quality while playing GTA 5 or any other games?

I am trying to play some games but it seems the quality of headphones reduced just like talking on phone. Happening only on windows 11.

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Bluetooth headphones drop in audio quality when running a game

I predominantly use my Skullcandy Hesh ANC headphones on my gaming desktop with Windows 11. For the most part, they work just as well with same quality audio as I had with Windows 10. That is, until I launch a game. Every game I've tried this with, including but not limited to Modern Warfare, Doom Eternal, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, results in the same issue.

I'm watching a youtube video in Chrome, and the audio sounds perfectly normal, as expected. But as soon as I launch Modern Warfare, the quality drops, and it the audio from the youtube video sounds like it's being played through a phone call. The audio quality returns only after I quit the game. I also experience a similar issue when I launch Discord, but only briefly, and then the audio quality reverts back to normal after a few seconds.

I know that on Windows 10, there are two separate outputs for my headphones that I can switch between. One labeled "Headphones (Hesh ANC)" and "Headset (Hesh ANC)." On Windows 10, in the volume panel, I was able to switch between these easily, and the former would provide normal audio, but the latter would result in a similar low quality audio that I am experiencing on Windows 11 while running any game. On Windows 11, however, when I look into the volume control, "Headset (Hesh ANC)" is missing from the list of outputs. For my headphones, I only see the "Headphones (Hesh ANC)" option, but it does not give me the consistent quality of audio that I expect.

I have tried troubleshooting both the sound and the bluetooth. I have tried updating the drivers. I have fiddled with the advanced properties System>Sound>Properties for my device in the Windows 11 Settings. "Enhance audio" doesn't help. Please help me fix my bluetooth audio problems.

 

bluetooth headphones

setting up win10 Bluetooth and my Bluetooth headphones work fine ,but every time I reconnect the headphones I have to delete them from Bluetooth settings and let win10 pickup the headphones again ,before they will pair ,then win10 want to reboot to add the headphones ,I reboot and they work fine ,but next time I plug the headphone in again they will not pair ,don't even get an option to pair till I delete the head phones from the list ,, any suggestions ,, thank

 

Bluetooth headphones with integrated mic - Either selected as stereo headphones with good quality or headset with poor quality

Hi

Win10 64 bit

I have a pair of JVC SBT5 bluetooth headphones which have an integrated mic for mobile handsfree. I have a generic bluetooth 4.0 dongle connected and wish to use the headphones for gaming with push to talk.

The issue is that the headphones show up twice on the sound menu - once as SBT5 Stereo which plays back at high quality of 44.1kHz (where the microphone does not work and is not discoverable) and once as SBT5 Hands-Free which plays back at poor telephone
quality of 8kHz but the microphone works, however I don't want to be gaming with horrible fuzzy quality. Presumably this is setup with the assumption that this is for office use and the maximum that users would reasonably expect.

I have just reinstalled Win 10 and updated to most recent after system corruption. I have also installed latest BIOS and audio drivers for MB.

I have tried updating bluetooth drivers but most recent was already installed.

I want to use the headphones with high quality and mic enabled. Surely there must be a way in 2017 to have both. Any suggestions?

Thanks