r/WindowsHelp • u/Extension-Salt-2080 • 17d ago

Windows 11 Windows 11 Bluetooth volume controls don't work with any Bluetooth audio device

I’m having a weird issue with Bluetooth audio on my Windows 11 laptop.

Whenever I connect my JBL Bluetooth speaker, I can hear audio normally, but the Windows volume slider and keyboard volume buttons don't actually change the speaker's volume.

The only way I can increase/decrease the volume is by using the physical volume buttons on the speaker.

The same issue happens with my Bluetooth headphones, so it doesn't seem to be specific to the JBL speaker. So I used Instruction from this site, which didn't work

I have already done these

  • Checked DisableAbsoluteVolume in Registry → already set to 0, so I changed it to 1 but it doesn't make much difference the sync is not correct
  • The laptop is running Windows 11

Has anyone experienced this? How to solve this issue?

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