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I have a keyboard with system-wide volume control keys. It works fine on Windows 11 with a Realtek wired headset. However, when I connect my Sony WH-1000XM4 Bluetooth headset, which becomes the default media output, the volume control keys stop responding. They start working again with the Realtek wired headset after the Bluetooth headset is disconnected.

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In case the volume keys become unresponsive, I've found a solution by restarting the 'Windows Audio' service after connecting the Bluetooth headset. This can be achieved through the Windows services GUI, but I personally prefer the command line equivalent, which needs to be executed as an administrator:

powershell -command "Restart-Service audiosrv -Force"

For convenience, I've bundled the command into a CMD file with a short name I can easily remember and run from shell.

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