HP Notebook volume control slider will turn audio on but will not increase or lower volume.

[Boingster]

I installed Windows 10 version 1903.  Bluetooth broke.  It would disconnect after a few seconds.  I uninstalled this version.  Later it seemed Windows forced the install on me.  I tried it again and Bluetooth worked for a while but had increased disconnect problems.  Then it quit altogether. It would say it was connected but there was no sound at all.  The bluetooth speaker used was a Sony SRS-x7.

I replaced it with a Marshall Kilburn speaker.  The connections seem to be working well but now the volume control slider only functions as an on/off switch.  I get one volume level no mater where the slider is positioned.  The drivers are up to date according to HP Support Assistant and Windows update and are "best available" per a Windows driver update check.

I can control the volume via the speaker volume knob but it is inconvenient to say the least.  Is there any fix for this? 

UPDATE:

This morning the connection to my second speaker stopped playing music after approx 15 minutes.  Then it kept disconnecting in less than a minute each time I manually reconnected.  Shutdown/restart of speaker and bluetooth connection gets things going again but not for long.  I believe this is a MIcrosoft Win 10 version 1903/driver issue.  At the moment I have $350 worth of speakers that don't work properly.

[TEJ1602 · Accepted solution]

@Boingster, Welcome to HP Support Community!

You may have to reinstall the Operating System on your PC. Follow the steps below-

1. Shutdown the computer. 

2. Turn the computer back on again and repeatedly tap on the ESC until a Startup menu appears. 

3. Press F11 once for System Recovery. 

4. Choose the Keyboard Layout. 

5. Click on Troubleshoot. 

6. Go to Recovery Manager and click on System Recovery. 

Note: Back-up all your data as System Recovery will delete everything that you had saved or installed on the computer. 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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[Boingster]

Thank you for the instructions.  The laptop is fairly new so a reinstall shouldn't be too painful.  

[Kumar0307]

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