This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Bluetooth Absolute Volume for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Absolute Volume is a feature that allows the Windows volume slider to precisely control the local volume of compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones connected to the computer.
You may appear to lose the ability to adjust the volume on some models of Bluetooth headsets or speakers, or changing a Bluetooth device's dual volume control for the left and right volume levels. For example, when you move the volume slider on your PC, the volume on your wireless headset or speaker does not change.
Bluetooth devices that display this behavior may be incompatible with the Absolute Volume feature in Windows.
Reference:
Bluetooth volume controls no longer work - Microsoft Support
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You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable Bluetooth Absolute Volume.
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 Enable Bluetooth Absolute Volume
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_Bluetooth_Absolute_Volume.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Bluetooth\Audio\AVRCP\CT]
"DisableAbsoluteVolume"=dword:000000003 Disable Bluetooth Absolute Volume
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_Bluetooth_Absolute_Volume.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Bluetooth\Audio\AVRCP\CT]
"DisableAbsoluteVolume"=dword:000000014 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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