How to Enable or Disable Mono Audio on Windows 10?

Windows 10 provides you with a function called Mono audio. It is a feature that the user doesn’t miss even a word of any audio, even if there is an issue with one ear or one audio channel, irrespective of whether the audio is playing in a stereo headset or multichannel speakers. You might know that audio comes with distinct left and proper channels, which helps the user listen to it distinctively.

Now there might be users who face trouble hearing from one ear. In such cases, Windows lets you combine the output with listening to the music with just one earbud with your PC but still hear both the left and right audio tracks. This risewindows article will teach you how to enable or disable Mono Audio on your Windows 10 system.

How to Turn On Mono Audio on Windows 10 Settings?

Use the following steps to enable Mono Audio on Windows 10 Settings:-

Step 1: Start by opening Settings.

Step 2: Go to the Ease of Access option.

Step 3: In the left sidebar, select the Audio.

Step 4: Find the toggle switch Turn on mono audioand turn it on.

It will enable Mono Audio on your Windows 10 system after you have completed the above steps.

How to Turn Off Mono Audio on Windows 10 Settings?

Now that you have learned to turn the Mono Audio On, let us learn what you can do to turn it Off:-

Step 1: First, open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the Ease of Access.

Step 3: In the left sidebar, find Audio option.

Step 4: You will find a toggle switch named Turn on mono audio under the “Make your device easier to hear” section. You need to turn it OFF.

After completing all the above steps, Mono Audio will be disabled on your Windows 10 computer.

How to Enable or Disable Mono Audio on Windows 10 using Registry Editor?

Use the following steps to turn on or off Mono Audio on Windows 10 via Registry Editor:-

Step 1: First, open Registry Editor.

Step 2: In the left sidebar of the Registry Editor, browse the following:-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio

Step 3: Choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Valueby right-clicking on the Audio key.

Step 4: Set the name to AccessibilityMonoMixState.

Step 5: After double-clicking on the AccessibilityMonoMixState REG_DWORD, you need to set its “Value data” to 1 to enable Mono Audio.

Similarly, you need to set the “value data” to 0 to disable the Mono Audio.

Step 6: Click on OK.

Step 7: Reboot your computer to apply the changes.

After completing all the above steps, you can enable or disable Mono Audio on your Windows 10 computer.

That is it.

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