How do I turn on my Surround Sound?

Scroll down and click on Sound Control Panel under Related Settings. In the Sounds window, open the Playback tab. Select the Surround Sound enabled sound card among the list of audio devices and then click the Set Default button.

How do I enable Windows Surround Sound?

Setting Up and Testing Surround Sound

1. Left-click on the speaker icon in the notification area in the Windows taskbar.
2. Select the name of the currently active audio device above the volume slider.
3. From the pop-up list, choose your surround sound audio device.

Why are my 5.1 surround speakers not working?

5.1 surround sound is not working… Applications and Drivers are fully updated, I have tried uninstalling and re-installing the drivers. When I select 5.1 under the types of speakers in my application, it disables my center speaker, and makes my rear speakers really garbling.

How to listen to 5.1 surround speakers [ solved ]?

WELL TRY THIS BECAUSE I’VE FIND IT AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF TRYING… -Right click on the speaker icon in the right task bar just beside the date and hours then click on listening hardware… be able as me to click 5.1 and 7.1 and fully listen to the beauty of surround…

Why does Windows 7 5.1 surround sound not work?

I do know that the running the 5.1 test will always work because it’s playing back a sound file that is already 5.1 encoded. Running any program that will pass its sound to your hardware for 5.1 encoding gets processed as stereo. I’m using a SoundBlaster X-Fi 5.1 Pro and everything worked fine in Windows 7.

Do you need a plug in for 5.1 speakers?

So bassically I need a plug in for playing 5.1 in games as well, I’ve had 5.1 speakers before and never had this sort of problem! Though I was using xp back then.

Why are only 2 speakers working with Surround 5.1?

If so that rules out it being a 5.1 problem, and makes it that you need some kind of surround sound upmix to be done. I have no idea if there is anything like that for the audio on the Nvidia cards that have a sound card built into them.

How do you disable sound effects on 5.1 surround speakers?

Press Windows key + R and type “mmsys.cpl”. Hit Enter to open the Sound dialog box. Go to the Playback tab, select your 5.1 surround speakers and click on Properties. In Speaker Properties, go to the Enhancement tab and uncheck the box next to Disable all sound effects.

What to do when surround sound is not working?

Go to the Playback tab, select your 5.1 surround speakers and click on Properties. In Speaker Properties, go to the Enhancement tab and uncheck the box next to Disable all sound effects. Then, Scroll down to the menu below and check the box next to Speaker Fill. Hit Apply to save your configuration.

Can a 5.1 surround sound card work under 7.1?

They will only work under 7.1 as the Surround sound side speakers. Every other speaker works in its correct spot during test. Supposedly its only a 5.1 card. So why does it have a 7.1 setting on the sound setup. Hate to have to take these back as they were a good deal.