How To Enable Or Disable Audio Enhancements In Windows 11

Windows 11 includes audio enhancements to improve your sound experience. Depending on your requirement, you might or might not like the audio experience when it’s turned on.

Windows 11 offers two ways to enable or disable audio enhancements. You can either use the Settings app or the old Control Panel to enable or disable audio enhancements. Generally speaking, the audio enhancement feature improves your listening experience, but on some devices, it might cause issues as well.

Please note that some hardware and audio drivers might not support the audio enhancement feature. So, it might not be available on all PCs.

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Enable or disable audio enhancements in Windows 11 via the Settings app

Step 1: Open the Windows 11 Settings app using search or Windows logo + I hotkey.

Step 2: On the left pane of the Settings app, click System. Now, on the right side, click Sound.

Step 3: Here, in the Advanced section, click the All sound devices option.

Step 4: Depending on the number of microphones and speakers connected to your PC, you might see multiple entries here. Click on the input or output device you would like to enable or disable the audio enhancement.

Step 5: Finally, scroll down the page to see the Advanced settings section. Here, select the Device Default Effects from the drop-down to enable the audio enhancement for the selected input/output device. Likewise, select the “Off” option to disable the audio enhancement for the selected device.

Method 2 of 2

Enable or disable audio enhancements in Windows 11 via Control Panel

Step 1: Open the classic Windows Control Panel using search or any other method.

Step 2: Change the Control Panel’s view to small icons and click Sound to open the Sound dialog.

Step 3: Here, under the Playback tab, you can find your speaker’s entry. Similarly, the Recording tab displays your microphone or sound input entries.

Step 4: Select the device for which you want to enable or disable the audio enhancement, and then click the Properties button.

Step 5: Here, under the Enhancements tab, select the enhancements you would like to enable or disable before clicking the Apply button.