What is ‘Dolby Atmos not working’ in Windows 10?
In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix Dolby Atmos not working Windows 10. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Dolby Atmos’: Dolby Atmos is surround sound technology designed and developed by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Atmos expands on existing surround sound systems by adding height channels, allowing sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects. Dolby Atmos technology allows up to 128 audio tracks plus associated spatial audio description metadata to be distributed to theatres for optimal, dynamic rendering to loudspeakers based on theatre capabilities.
However, several Windows users reported that they faced Dolby Atmos not working issue on their Windows 10 computer when they tried to launch and use Dolby Atmos. This issue indicates you are unable to use Dolby Atmos in your Windows computer for some reasons. Sometimes, this issue is appeared with error saying ‘Dolby Atmos has stopped working’.
There could be several reasons behind the issue including outdated/corrupted sound card driver, outdated Windows OS, corrupted cache of Dolby app, issue with Dolby app itself, and other Windows Issues. You should make sure sound card driver/audio driver is properly installed in your Windows computer and is up-to-date to latest & compatible driver version. If not, sound card driver update is necessary in computer if you don’t want any sound relating issue. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Dolby Atmos not working Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix Dolby Atmos not working issue with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs/applications, malware or viruses issues, system files or registry issues, and other system issues with just few clicks.
Method 2: Run Playing Audio troubleshooter
Windows built-in Playing Audio troubleshooter can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Playing Audio’ troubleshooter, and click ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button and follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting and once finished, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 3: Update or rollback sound card drivers
You can also try to fix the issue by updating or rolling back sound card driver in computer.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Sound, Video and Game Controllers’ category
Step 2: Find and right-click on your sound card driver, and select ‘Update Driver’ and follow on-screen instructions to finish update and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Step 3: If not, repeat the above step but this time right-click on your sound card driver and select ‘Properties’. Click ‘Driver’ tab and click ‘Rollback Driver’ button and follow on-screen instructions to finish rollback process and once finished, restart your computer and check if it works for you.
Download or reinstall sound card driver update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows Drivers including Sound card driver update using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 4: Reset Dolby app cache
You can also try to fix the issue by performing Dolby app cache reset operation in computer. To do so, you need to open ‘Settings’ App in Windows PC and go to ‘Apps > Apps & Features’, find and select ‘Dolby App’, and click ‘Advanced Options’ and click ‘Reset’ and confirm resetting, and once finished, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Uninstall and then reinstall Dolby app
If the issue is still persist, then you can uninstall Dolby app in computer and then reinstall it in order to fix. To do so, you need to open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC and go to ‘Apps > Apps & Features’, find and select ‘Dolby’ app, and click ‘Uninstall’ to uninstall it and after that, restart your computer. After restart, download and install Dolby app from Microsoft Store in computer and then check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Restart Windows Audio Service
Step 1: Open ‘Services’ App in Windows PC via Windows Search Box
Step 2: Find and double-click on ‘Windows Audio’ service to open its Properties. Select ‘Automatic’ from ‘Startup Type’ dropdown and hit ‘Start’ button under ‘Service Status’ section, and then hit ‘Apply’ and ‘Ok’ button to save the changes. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 7: Perform System Restore
If the issue is still persist, then you can perform System Restore in computer in order to fix.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘rstrui’ in ‘Run’ window and hit ‘Ok’ button to open ‘System Restore’
Step 2: Click ‘Next’, select a valid restore point according to date & time and click ‘Next > Finish’ to start restoring process and once finished, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Conclusion
I hope this article helped you on How to fix Dolby Atmos not working Windows 10 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
