How to Get Surround Sound When Watching Video in Chrome

Watching Netflix, YouTube, or another streaming site in Chrome and want richer, fuller sound than basic stereo? The fix lives in your Windows sound settings, not in Chrome itself.

How to Turn On Surround Sound for Your Speakers

1. Right-click the speaker icon in your Windows taskbar and select Sound settings.
2. Click your playback device, then Device properties, then Additional device properties.
3. Go to the Advanced tab and choose a surround format under Default Format, such as 5.1 or 7.1 surround, if your speakers support it.

How to Enable Spatial Sound

1. Right-click the speaker icon and select Sound settings.
2. Click your playback device.
3. Under Spatial sound, choose an option like Windows Sonic for Headphones or a supported format like Dolby Atmos.

Quick Tips

• Spatial sound options work great with headphones too, simulating surround sound even without multiple speakers.
• Not every streaming service sends true surround audio. Even with these settings on, the source content has to support it for you to hear the full effect.

With your Windows sound settings dialed in, video and audio in Chrome will take full advantage of your speakers or headphones.