Multiple simultaneous audio outputs in windows 7

Anonymous
2009-12-04T01:29:16+00:00

I have seen multiple questions about enabling multiple audio outputs simultaneously in windows vista and 7, like example SPDIF and analog output, everytime answer is that its not supported by windows 7. Why is that? Why isnt it supported it worked fine in XP, could you guys give some details why isnt it supported anymore?

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Anonymous
2012-01-09T06:15:33+00:00

Actually I have a very simple easy solution. It is very possible to have multiple audio outputs in win7. Well at least for this persons issue. I am the same way, I want to watch movies on my tv through the pc via hdmi but dont want to hear the sound of stuff on the pc through the tv speakers or vice versa.  So here is the simple solution.

If you use windows media player for watching the video its very easy.

  1. open windows media player
  2. right click, click tools, then options
  3. click devices tab
  4. click speakers, then properties
  5. select audio device (select HDMI output)
  6. click ok, then ok again.

All sounds through windows media player will now be played through the hdmi output and all other sounds from vlc media player, youtube, etc. will continue to play through the pc speakers.

It took me about 2 weeks to find that out. But it works.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-02-23T00:43:35+00:00

    sorry, I must have misinterpereted the explanation of the program. I never actually used it myself so I was unaware of the feature. I apologize for my lack of experience with the application.

    I will test this some time when I have time. I had all but given up on multi-stream output on Windows Vista/7. Maybe this is the light at the end of the tunnel?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-04T13:31:23+00:00

    well it just aint so        because if you use a usb audio device and a hardwire patch  you can record anything   that could have done in xp     so i think you are mistaken        they may have tried to slow you down   but there is a way

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-04T13:38:52+00:00

    the reason most things happen the way they do is money      i wonder who paided ms   to reengineer the windows 98 problem  back into windows 7       I am a ham radio operator and this  isn`t a very kool thing that microsoft did   that is one reason a lot of users  went back to xp   see this virtual cable program was a popular thing used in 98    they must not have been making as much money since xp came out ............well money talks     I just wonder how much microsoft got paid to do that

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