The company states: “We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.” Squeaky wheel grease Microsoft is investigating this bug, and clarifies that it’s only happening with 5.1 surround sound, not plain stereo.
Microsoft notes that when using certain audio devices, 5.1 channel sound “may play containing a high-pitched noise or squeak in certain apps”. As Bleeping Computer points out, April’s cumulative update (KB5001330) for May 2020 Update and October 2020 Update users (and KB5000842, the previous preview of this update) has a known issue with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound.
