If you use multiple playback devices in Windows 11, you can set a playback device as the default.
For example, if you have connected headphones or multiple speakers, you can set one of these devices as the default.
If you do not do this, Windows 11 will choose one of these devices when they are connected. If you want to switch, you would have to manually select the playback device each time. By setting a specific playback device as the default, you ensure that the sound always comes from that device, regardless of how many types of audio devices are connected.
How to change and set default playback device in Windows 11
To start, make sure that the playback device you want to set as default is connected to your computer. This can be headphones, but also a set of speakers via, for example, a Bluetooth connection.
Click the Start button and then click “Settings” to open the Windows settings. In the settings, click on “System” and then on “Sound”. Click on “More sound settings” at the very bottom.
Click on the “Play” tab. Here you will see all detected and connected playback devices. Click on the playback device you want to set as default and click the “Set as default” button at the bottom.
You have now successfully set this playback device as default. Every time this playback device is connected, Windows 11 automatically sets it as the default output device. If it is not connected, Windows 11 will select another output device itself.
You can always recognize the default playback device by the green check mark in the icon in the sound settings.
I hope to have informed you with this. Thank you for reading!
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