After Windows Updates microphone "Audio enhancements" should be OFF by default & stay OFF when manually turned OFF

iHateUpdates 0 Reputation points
2026-10-14T13:54:21.74+00:00

Windows 11 seems to turn "Audio enhancements" and possibly also "Spatial sound" on by default for your audio output devices after UPDATES. It also seems to turn them back on sometimes on its own. Which is really annoying. This alters the audio and can really make it sound bad and ruin expensive headsets like the Logitech G Pro X 2. These settings that alter audio should be OFF by default and they should also stay OFF when you turn them off manually.
This is unacceptable Windows UPDATES must not change configs
Same goes for my Bluetooth headset i disable microphone in it after Update ofcorse it enables it.
My main quastion is How to save all mu config setup for windows in REGEDIT so after update i just load my setup back in.
Updates nearly all the time brick settings.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
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  1. Emma1-N 13,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-10-15T00:35:23.2966667+00:00

    Welcome iHateUpdates,

    I understand you'd like a reliable way to preserve your preferred audio configuration, particularly with “Audio enhancements”, “Spatial sound”, and the microphone settings.

    Rather than exporting audio-related entries from “Registry Editor”, I would not recommend restoring individual audio registry keys. These settings can be associated with the particular audio device and its driver.

    For your current configuration, I suggest these options:

    • Set Audio enhancements to Off from Settings > System > Sound > select your output device > Audio enhancements.
    • For Spatial sound, open Settings > System > Sound, select the playback device, and verify your preferred Spatial sound setting.
    • If your main goal is to have a recovery point for Windows system and registry settings, consider creating a System Restore point after configuring everything as desired. System Restore can return system files, registry settings, and installed programs to their state at the time that restore point was created. System Restore

    Looking forward to your update.

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