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
    2023-03-17T11:41:20+00:00

    Updated my PC, rebooted, and bluetooth turned on and paired with my soundbar again.

    Super annoying and it terrifies the heck out of me every single time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-22T22:48:03+00:00

    Wow. A year out and this isn't fixed yet? I just took the WIN 11 plunge this weekend now that everyone feels it's fairly stable and BOOM, the audio devices reset every time you reboot and it's infuriating. I'm DEFINITELY not running a startup macro to manually reset it every time (for the person that suggested that), and I'm just going to disable every audio device I can in the meantime, but this whole situation is exactly the kind of thing that makes people hesitate before upgrading...

    So I appreciate all the "workarounds" that MS support and others have posted, but can we get an update on an actual fix?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-03T10:15:21+00:00

    Bump. Bluetooth still turns on and pairs with a speaker without my input. The other issue stopped occuring after converting the AUX from my earbuds to USB-C using an Apple cable, plugging that into a KVM switch and plugging the KVM switch into my computer using USB-C. ....Yeah.

    I had another thread about bluetooth specifically but it got locked after a cookie-cutter answer so I thought I'd keep this one up for as long as it's needed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-26T11:54:38+00:00

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    Again! I swear I disabled this output device. Now I can't get my bluetooth speaker to work :/

    Please fix!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-12T08:50:02+00:00

    Bumppp

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