For millions of Windows users the familiar, maddening moment when music or game sound collapses into muffled, mono telephone audio the instant a Bluetooth headset’s microphone is used may finally be ending — Microsoft has integrated Bluetooth LE Audio support into Windows 11 and introduced a...
Windows 11’s Bluetooth audio experience just shed one of its longest‑running annoyances: when the headset mic opens, audio no longer has to collapse into a muffled, mono mess. Microsoft’s recent updates add full Bluetooth LE Audio support with a new super‑wideband stereo routing mode that keeps...
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Windows 11’s long‑running Bluetooth headache — game sound collapsing into muffled, mono audio the moment a headset microphone is used — has finally been addressed at the operating‑system level: Microsoft has added support for Bluetooth LE Audio and a “super‑wideband stereo” path that lets stereo...
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update finally addresses a longstanding annoyance for Bluetooth headset users: the abrupt collapse from rich stereo audio into thin, mono “telephone” quality when the microphone is activated. The fix arrives by adding native Bluetooth LE Audio support to Windows’...
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Microsoft has begun rolling out meaningful Bluetooth LE Audio functionality across Windows 11, bringing the LC3 codec, super wideband stereo mode, and enhanced call and spatial-audio experiences to PCs—provided your machine, drivers, and earbuds all support the new standard.
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Microsoft’s push to bring Bluetooth LE Audio into Windows 11 finally closes a painful, decades‑old gap between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — and owners of compatible Samsung Galaxy Buds models are among the first to see tangible benefits.
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Windows 11 has finally put the long-standing Bluetooth audio compromise on notice: with the 24H2 update Microsoft now exposes a super‑wideband stereo path for Bluetooth LE Audio so compatible headsets can play full stereo audio while their microphones are active — no more instant collapse into...
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Windows 11’s 24H2 servicing update finally removes a long-standing and deeply irritating trade-off for Bluetooth headset users: you no longer have to choose between pristine stereo audio for playback and intelligible voice when the headset microphone is active.
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Microsoft has quietly delivered one of the most consequential audio upgrades for PC users in years: Windows 11 now supports Super Wideband Stereo over Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio, allowing compatible headsets to play full‑fidelity stereo while their microphones are active — a change that...
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Microsoft has quietly removed one of Bluetooth’s longest‑running compromises on Windows PCs: with recent Windows 11 updates the OS now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio and a super‑wideband stereo path so compatible headsets can keep high‑fidelity stereo playback while their microphones are active...
Windows 11’s Bluetooth audio stack has taken a major step toward fixing a problem that has driven gamers, remote workers, and audiophiles to wired headsets for years: with the latest updates Microsoft now supports super wideband stereo over Bluetooth LE Audio, enabling stereo playback while a...
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Microsoft has finally closed one of the most persistent UX gaps in PC audio: on supported Windows 11 systems, Bluetooth headsets can now deliver full stereo media audio while simultaneously using their built‑in microphone at super‑wideband quality, instead of collapsing to low‑fidelity, mono...
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Windows 11’s latest LE Audio work finally breaks the decades‑old trade‑off that forced Bluetooth headsets to choose between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone quality during calls and game chat, delivering a super‑wideband stereo path that keeps your game audio in stereo while...
Microsoft’s long-standing Bluetooth audio compromise — that moment when your stereo game audio collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality the instant you open the headset mic — is finally getting an architectural fix in Windows 11: LE Audio with the LC3 codec now enables simultaneous...
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Microsoft's long-running Bluetooth audio compromise — that moment when music or game sound collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality as soon as the headset microphone is used — has finally started to get a realistic, standards‑level fix in Windows 11: the OS now exposes Bluetooth LE Audio...
Microsoft has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most persistent gaps: Windows 11 now supports super wideband stereo for Bluetooth LE Audio, letting compatible headsets deliver full stereo playback while the microphone is active — a change that promises clearer game chat, better voice calls, and...
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Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...