Check your signal strength, interference, and then drivers.
What Causes Choppy Bluetooth Headphones Audio in Windows 11?
To determine exactly what is causing choppy Bluetooth audio, its necessary to check each of these potential issues.
Turn your Bluetooth gadget off and then back on again.
You may also need tounpair the rig and then pair it again.
Have you paired your headphones to another computer or phone in the past?
Unpair from that gear, as it may be trying to connect and causing the choppy audio.
launch the Bluetooth troubleshooter.
The troubleshooter will automatically look for problems and fix them if possible.
trigger the audio troubleshooter.
confirm youre using the right Bluetooth profile.
Select theServicestab, deselectHandsfree Telephony, and clickOK.
Disable other Bluetooth devices.
To check for Bluetooth interference from other devices, try switching them off or unpairing them from your machine.
If that doesnt work, disable Bluetooth on your phone and any other nearby devices.
If switching something off causes your headphones to work correctly, the unit you switched off is causing interference.
Change to a different Wi-Fi band.
Remove other sources of interference.
Anything that causes radio interference, even things like microwave ovens, can cause Bluetooth audio to drop out.
verify there arent any sources of interference in the area.
Try switching off the enhancements, and see if that fixes the problem.
Reinstall your Bluetooth drivers.
Right-click yourBluetooth headphonesand selectUninstall unit.
Next, power cycle your rig, and wait for it to rediscover your headphones.
Alternatively, go toAction>Scan for hardware changesin gear Manager.
you might also check for driver updates at this time by clickingUpdate driverinstead of Uninstall gadget.
Restart the Bluetooth Support Service.
Right-clickBluetooth Support Serviceand chooseRestart.
Then right-click it again, clickProperties, and selectAutomaticfrom the Startup jot down dropdown menu.
This setting adjusts the behavior of your computers Wi-Fi data pipe adapter.
Set it to the lowest value to see if that fixes the problem.
If it doesnt, or it adversely affects your Wi-Fi connectivity, set it back to a higher level.
To adjust your roaming aggression: Right clickStart(Windows icon), and selectDevice Manager.
Select>next toNetwork adapters, right-clickyour Wi-Fi adapter, and chooseProperties.
Go toAdvanced>Roaming Aggressiveness, set it toLowest, then selectOK.
Reposition your Bluetooth adapter.
It may be experiencing interference, or it might just be too far away from your headphones.
If that isn’t working, Check out ourHow to Fix It When Windows 11 Is Not Detecting Headphonesarticle.
If your PC is in Airplane Mode there’s a good chanceallwireless activity is shut down.
In that case, you won’t be able to connect any wireless devices to your system.
OurFix a Stuck Airplane Mode in Windowsarticle will have what you need.
