Learn how to open Sound Settings in Windows 11/10 using Search, Run, Command Prompt, Sound Taskbar icon, Settings or Control Panel.

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In stark contrast, getting to this little window through the Control Panel takes two short clicks on Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Manage audio devices.

Change Default Sound Output Device: Speakers, Headphones, Bluetooth headset in Windows 11/10, using Volume Taskbar icon, Settings, Control Panel or Game Bar ...

Open the "Start" menu from your desktop and click "Control Panel." Select "Administrative Tools" and choose "Services" from the menu. Scroll through the list and double-click "Windows Audio ...

When the Control Panel opens, click on Hardware and Sound, followed by Sound. This will cause Windows to display a dialog box listing all of your computer's sound hardware.

The Control Panel has been part of Windows since 1985, making it nearly 40 years old—and even the 'new' Settings app was introduced in 2012 with Windows 8.

Users can also search in the Windows 'Control Panel' for third-party audio device control panels and "disable Multi-channel audio or Virtual Surround Sound", again if this option is available.

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace 'Sounds' settings in the Control Panel.