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Assigning programs to specific audio outputs in Windows 7

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Mar 15, 202695902 views
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In Windows XP I could, for instance, play music on my speakers then have a game play on my headset via this clunky method: Set default sound output to speakers Run music player Set default sound output to headset Run game A 'feature' of XP's audio workings was that once a program launched and grabb…

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Fix for: Assigning programs to specific audio outputs in Windows 7

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Windows 7 automatically transitions open applications to match the default audio device so you don't have to restart your programs to make the change take effect...which is why you're having this problem. but you already figured that out probably. I…

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