DoubleTap
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I must have missed the memo, but I used to be able to just right click the speaker icon and I could see all the audio devices - I could change defaults, hide them, set properties, etc.
Now, for some bone headed reason, they seem to have scattered all the settings and made everything more difficult (but somehow in a bigger font so you're supposed to think it's easier).
I have two audio out devices:
HDMI (7.1 speakers)
Xonar (2.0 Headphones)
My Amazon Echo is on the audio input and it used to always play on the active device - now it just gets stuck playing through either headphones or speakers and doesn't change when I change output devices.
To compound the hassle, I don't seem to be able to easily pull up audio properties and sort things out.
Why does Microsoft hate sound?
WHY?
Edit:
Answer: https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/access-control-panel-sound-settings-windows-10-1903/
So I made a stupid shortcut like this article says, but I can't just put it in the take bar, it has to be a desktop shortcut for some reason. I don't know why MS has to mess with their interface like this - it's very arbitrary.
Now, for some bone headed reason, they seem to have scattered all the settings and made everything more difficult (but somehow in a bigger font so you're supposed to think it's easier).
I have two audio out devices:
HDMI (7.1 speakers)
Xonar (2.0 Headphones)
My Amazon Echo is on the audio input and it used to always play on the active device - now it just gets stuck playing through either headphones or speakers and doesn't change when I change output devices.
To compound the hassle, I don't seem to be able to easily pull up audio properties and sort things out.
Why does Microsoft hate sound?
WHY?
Edit:
Answer: https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/access-control-panel-sound-settings-windows-10-1903/
So I made a stupid shortcut like this article says, but I can't just put it in the take bar, it has to be a desktop shortcut for some reason. I don't know why MS has to mess with their interface like this - it's very arbitrary.
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