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Discus and support Solution to Bluetooth headphones not working / headset to headphone mode / force A2DP /... in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Quick shout out to P.M.SALMAN KHAN for literally saving me from having to buy new headphones.Here's the original article: Fix For Low Bluetooth Audio... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by bryo962, Oct 5, 2023.

  1. bryo962 Win User

    Solution to Bluetooth headphones not working / headset to headphone mode / force A2DP /...


    Quick shout out to P.M.SALMAN KHAN for literally saving me from having to buy new headphones.Here's the original article: Fix For Low Bluetooth Audio Quality Due To Hands Free Telephony On - Microsoft CommunityBut just to reiterate:1. Go to more bluetooth settings2. Go to View more devices 3. More devices and printer settings4. Right click your bluetooth device and go to properties5. Click on services6. Disable hands free telephony and click "apply" Voila!

    :)
     
    bryo962, Oct 5, 2023
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  2. caperjack Win User

    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
     
    caperjack, Oct 5, 2023
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  3. tsur1 Win User
    Bluetooth headphones connect but headset portion does not


    I have the exact same problem with my Bluebuds X


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    I have tried to manually add a driver through windows driver update (you can choose a driver device from the list)
    but i'm not sure which one is compatible and had no luck getting the headset portion to work... *Sad

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    Please let me know if you have found a solution!

    Thanks!
     
    tsur1, Oct 5, 2023
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  4. MisterEd Win User

    Solution to Bluetooth headphones not working / headset to headphone mode / force A2DP /...

    Computer Won't Use Headphone Mic

    Are you using a wired or wireless connection?

    If you are using Bluetooth you will find there is a gotcha when using a headset with a microphone. With Bluetooth 4.x there is not enough bandwidth for both the headset's stereo speakers and the microphone at the same time. If the headset's speakers are used in mono mode then the microphone will work. Here is the information from my computer:
    I I left-click on speaker icon on taskbar tray I see my options for the speakers:

    • Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) = Laptops built-in speakers
    • Headphones (Arctis 3 Bluetooth Stereo) = Headphones stereo mode
    • Headphones (Arctis 3 Bluetooth Hands-Free AG Audio) = Headphones mono mode
    I found out that if I select "Headphones (Arctis 3 Bluetooth Hands-Free AG Audio)" the headset microphone will work.

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    However, I found that next time the computer might choose "Headphones (Arctis 3 Bluetooth Stereo)". Then the headset speakers will work but the the headset microphone will not work.

    To ensure that the right selection is always done automatically I have to go further and set the default to "Headphones (Arctis 3 Bluetooth Hands-Free AG Audio)".
    Note I can always override this at any time. To do this...
    I right-click on speaker icon on taskbar tray and left-click on Sounds

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    The first tab Playback is for the speakers

    • Headset = Headphones mono mode
    • Headphones = Headphones stereo mode
    • Speakers = Laptops built-in speakers

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    The second tab Recording is for the microphone

    • Headset = Headset's microphone
    • Microphone Array = Laptop's built-in microphone
    • Stereo Mix = N/A

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    To ensure that both the headset speakers and microphone work at the same time I set the default playback to Headset. This will put the headset in mono mode and allow the microphone to work. Note that if I disconnect the headset the computer will automatically revert back to using the built-in speakers and microphone.
     
    MisterEd, Oct 5, 2023
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