Windows 10: Windows 10 20H1 keeps displaying 7.1 speaker configuration in games.

In Windows and Realtek audio settings are both set to stereo and virtualization is turned off.

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Speaker Configuration resets from 7.1 to Stereo after reboot

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Realtek Audio 5.1 configuration : rear speaker switch to side speaker


Thanks for your help, my sound card is 7.1 compatible.
I've always used my 5.1 system with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and always seen the output as rear speaker in the 5.1 configuration and not side speaker.

Anyway, I can use a 7.1 configuration with my 5.1 system, I just remove the side speakers in the Windows configuration.
The problem is with this trick, some games now think I'm using a 7.1 system ! So I may miss some sounds.

I hope you understand, I don't speak English very often !

 

Realtek Audio 5.1 configuration : rear speaker switch to side speaker

Hi there,

I have the exact same issue, at least I think.

As described in my profile, my motherboard is an ASUS Z77 Extreme3D with a Codec Audio Realtek ALC898 embarked which support 7.1 configuration... But you need to be able to change one of the pin destination to do so...

I have 5.1 speakers, not 7.1... and only 5 pins on the back side... I generally switched the black role from rear to side speakers so I could use 5.1 config like Dolby defines it (as Side and not Rear speakers).

But since I went to Windows 10, I can no longer switch to a different selection for any of the pins... the driver won't allow it. So either I use 7.1 config with side unchecked, with probably a bit of a loss of quality in the sound... Or I switch to the 5.1 but I lose totally the side effect as my side connected to the black pin aren't used as the black thing is used for... rear and not side... It's a bit complicated, I admit, but very frustrating as well.

If you have any suggestion...

Kind regards.