Guides

Headphones on Windows, explained

Short, specific answers to the problems people actually hit. Each one says what is happening, how to fix it, and where KikuTune does not help.

AirPods connected but no sound on Windows
Windows shows your AirPods as connected but plays audio somewhere else. Here is why that happens and how to put the sound back where you want it.
Read
Why AirPods battery does not show on Windows
Windows does not read AirPods battery the way an iPhone does. Here is the reason, what a PC can actually show you, and how to check each earbud and the case.
Read
Why your audio sounds bad during Windows calls
Joining a call makes music and voices sound thin and muffled. That is Windows switching Bluetooth profiles behind your back, and there is a way around it.
Read
How to use an equalizer with AirPods on Windows
Windows has no built-in multi-band equalizer for Bluetooth headphones. Here is what that means for your sound, and the ways you can still shape it on a PC.
Read
AirPods Pro on Windows: what actually works
A straight account of which AirPods Pro features carry over to a Windows PC, which ones do not, which still work well, and what to do about the gaps.
Read
AirPods keep disconnecting on Windows
Bluetooth headphones that drop out every few minutes on a PC are usually being put to sleep, crowded out on 2.4 GHz, or losing a stale connection. Here is how to tell which.
Read
Noise cancellation controls for headphones on Windows
Windows has no switch for Noise Cancellation or Transparency. Here is why the setting is missing, what carries over from your phone, and how to change modes on a PC.
Read
How to pair AirPods with Windows 11
Pairing takes a minute, and the parts that go wrong are always the same: the case button, an old pairing, and the two audio devices Windows creates for one pair of earbuds.
Read
Fixing Bluetooth audio delay on Windows
Video out of sync and late game audio over Bluetooth come from buffering and the codec in use. Here is what you can change on Windows and what is fixed by physics.
Read

Headphones on Windows, explained

AirPods connected but no sound on Windows

Why AirPods battery does not show on Windows

Why your audio sounds bad during Windows calls

How to use an equalizer with AirPods on Windows

AirPods Pro on Windows: what actually works

AirPods keep disconnecting on Windows

Noise cancellation controls for headphones on Windows

How to pair AirPods with Windows 11

Fixing Bluetooth audio delay on Windows