A2dp Failed To Load Stereo Audio Windows 7

We’ve all been there. You finally pair your brand-new Bluetooth headphones with your trusty (but aging) Windows 7 PC. The device connects. You get your hopes up. Then you look at the sound icon—it has that dreaded red "X" over it.

You check the Playback devices, and your headphones show up as either with terrible call quality, or not at all. When you dig into the Device Manager, you see the dreaded error: a2dp failed to load stereo audio windows 7