Rear Channel not working in Win 10

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   On Windows 10 x64 my Z87M Extreme 4 doesn't output on the Rear Channels in 7.1 audio mode. This worked in Windows 7 and 8. All the channels do work for 5.1.
Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone have a fix for it (or at least is someone at ASRock working on it?) Sound was kind of one of the main deciding factors for this board for me, so I would like it fixed.

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oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rear Channel not working in Win 10 Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 1:18pm
	On Windows 10 x64 my Z87M Extreme 4 doesn't output on the Rear Channels in 7.1 audio mode. This worked in Windows 7 and 8. All the channels do work for 5.1. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone have a fix for it (or at least is someone at ASRock working on it?) Sound was kind of one of the main deciding factors for this board for me, so I would like it fixed.

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 7:22am
	Am I really the only one who's seen this? It's really looking a lot like a driver issue.

Xaltar Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 26058	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 2:21pm
	Did you install the drivers from your product page for the sound? Edited by Xaltar - 08 Dec 2015 at 2:21pm

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Find Members Posts ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8862	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 7:08pm
	Dear customer, This is ASRock Technical Department. Thank you for the query. Regarding the audio 5.1/7.1 channel issue. This has been confirm as a Microsoft issue for Windows 10. However, it should be fix at the 10586 build. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/51-channel-surround-sound-not-working-in-windows/b14b932f-2fda-44e9-b22f-aeaa3f329958?page=48 Therefore, we recommend you to update the Windows to 10586 build or later for try. Thank you for your patience. If any, please feel free to contact us! Kindest Regards, ASRock TSD

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 1:22am
	@ASRock_TSD I updated to 10586 and reinstalled the most-recent sound drivers from the asrock site. I'm still getting no sound on the rear channel. That link you sent seems to be the optical connection, I'm specifically using the analog links, if that matters. Thanks!

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 2015 at 7:56am
	Any more ideas on this?

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 5:46am
	anyone?

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jan 2016 at 6:32am
	this is still an issue.

oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2016 at 7:18am


oninoshiko Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote oninoshiko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:38am
	Can we get drivers that work sometime before I need to upgrade? This is not looking good for me wanting to use asrock the next time around for upgrades.