Windows 10: VIA HD Audio (Win 10) Not as loud as it was in Windows 8.1

Ok, I've been having this problem for several months now. I have scoured multiple windows forums, chat groups and the like looking for a solve. But, no avail. Someone from another community actually told me to come here to you folks. So here I go again.

I have windows 10 (home edition, 64 bit, (10.0, Build 10586)). I am running an AsusTek RoG Gaming Laptop that uses VIA HD Audio. I have all the updated drivers, have downloaded multiple different codecs. Uninstalled, re-installed, gone into bios setting, pretty much everything. And my sound -isn't- as loud as it was with previous versions of Windows. I've gone into setting and enhancements. When I actually test the speakers sound the left speaker is sorta low, the right is really high. The problem is when I open any video file/music file, the sound absurdly drops to a whisper even when the video player volume is running as high as it can go. Now this only works for video/music files. If I run a game, the sound is amazing. This only happens with Windows Media Player/Media Player Classic. Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I'm about ready to just go back to Windows 8.1.

I have also included a dxdiag.txt to help out if it helps.

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Realtek Audio

Same for me, in Windows 8.1, the audio driver is "High Definition Audio Device", but once I've installed Windows 10, the driver is replaced with "VIA HD Audio Device".

The sound works, but the only problem is the "Loudness Equalization" does not work properly like before, additionally it has no "Short or Long" settings. Now it pops up saying that Enhancements causes problem and must disable it.

God damn it, my ears are hurt without Loudness Equalization...

- Kei

 

Changing manually sound options every time I plug-unplug my headphones.

Hello Nachappa,

Thanks for the reply but i have already done the troubleshooting, nothing happens. I also did the troubleshoot especially for sound problems but the only solution that suggest me is to change again manually the default device from speakers to headphones
and the opposite. I have also updated all my drivers but still.

My desktop characteristics are:

-AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

-Audio inputs and outputs:

-Headphone (VIA HD Audio(Win 10))

-Microphone (USB Microphone)

-SPDIF Interface (TX0) (VIA HD Audio(Win 10))

-SPDIF Interface (TX1 (VIA HD Audio(Win 10))

-Speakers (VIA HD Audio(Win 10))

-Sound, video and game controllers:

-NVIDIA High Definition Audio

-NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device(Wave Extensible) (WDM)

-USB Microphone

-VIA HD Audio(Win 10)

Hope these will help you find the solution.