Windows 11 keeps changing audio output.

Anonymous
2022-04-11T11:41:43+00:00

Hello,

Windows 11 keeps swapping between audio output devices at random times. Even if I "don't allow" a device in the settings or disable it through 'more sound settings'. Sometimes it happens after a reboot, sometimes it just does it for no reason. Sometimes it goes well for a day, maybe two, and then it'll swap things around again.

Is there a way for me to 'lock' the output device? My default device is set as the default. Sometimes it changes volume to maximum after a swap which you can probably understand is very inconvenient.

Did I miss a setting somewhere?

I'm using my earbuds plugged in to one of my monitors and the monitor is connected through DP, so the audio controller is my graphics card (nvidia) rather than the on-board one.

Can anyone help me out?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-23T15:24:55+00:00

    DEFAULT ALWAYS CHANGES !

    You just turn on a ps5 controller bam microphone changes even tho your xlr mic is set to default

    You take out your bluetooth headphones and they get set at default and thats the reason the default can change at all and is broken
    because everything that just connect with your system that either got a speaker or mic will set as default.

    Even if you disable it completely in the audio device menu it still changes

    This.

    It really shouldn't be hard to clamp down default audio devices chosen by the user. A few days ago, I switched off my receiver (default, connected via HDMI) and the TV suddenly went to 11 and played some youtube video in the background on full volume, even though I'm 100% sure, I've disabled it in device manager. That's a problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-23T14:59:14+00:00

    No one hates advice, but your post very much came over like one of those posts from people who only come here to flex their so-called knowledge about a subject. Your post simply wasn't good nor useful. Calm down.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-20T14:05:21+00:00

    DEFAULT ALWAYS CHANGES !

    You just turn on a ps5 controller bam microphone changes even tho your xlr mic is set to default

    You take out your bluetooth headphones and they get set at default and thats the reason the default can change at all and is broken
    because everything that just connect with your system that either got a speaker or mic will set as default.

    Even if you disable it completely in the audio device menu it still changes

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-31T13:57:43+00:00

    Yeah looks like some update fixed it.

    Nope, I do not believe so. I have latest preview win 11 build and I literally plugged my wireless headphones and my entire setup just nuked itself.

    All we need is a big bloody button that BLOCKS any new audio devices from changing even the smallest setting.

    But you know, big corp, problem is annoying for like 0.1% of userbase so the bug is just a "meh" issue nobody does anything about..

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-02T01:08:41+00:00

    This issue is awful but we will never get a fix. I also have an issue where my sound will just stop working. I'll listen to music in one browser tab and have sound, open another and now no sound in either. I have to go into the Speaker and set a different mode to get it to come back most of the time.

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