A program that easily changes speakers, headsets, and earphones to one hotkey

Typical users connect the speakers to the rear panel and connect the terminals to the front panel when you need to use an earphone or headset. In this way, the default setting of the Realtek HD Audio Manager ignores the back panel when the front panel is plugged in, so the speaker automatically mutes and the sound is heard through the headset.

As most users use this method, it is a very intuitive and convenient way to look at it at first glance, but there is a fatal drawback to plug and unplug the headset terminal every time. Unless you really need to change the output device occasionally, it will have a big impact on the durability of the terminal as well as the hassle. In short, if you put it in and out, it will quickly break. So if you need to change the output device frequently, such as a PC room, where both hassle and durability are important, you can easily change the output device and sound card with one button with a speaker on the rear panel and a headset on the front panel.

But in a PC room, it's usually solved through hardware,'AudioSwitch'It is very simple and can produce the same effect anywhere.

AudioSwitchInstallation and simple usage

firstAudioSwitch GitHub download pagein'AudioSwitch v2.2.2'Download and install. At the end of the installation, it is checked that you will donate (donate), but you do not have to do it. It is a very useful and thankful program so if you can afford it, let me sponsor it. Also, when installed, it will be registered as 'Auto start on Windows startup' by default. But, of course, it's much more convenient to run it on startup.

Once installed and running, the launcher window will appear in the tray icon at the bottom right of the window. When you click on it, you will see the output device and the volume currently being used.

This is quite easy, but all we want is to change the output device to one of the shortcuts. Right click> Settings menu.

Then there are some great menus that you can set up detailing here and there, but these are really good features,'Hot Keys'Go to the tab.

Then you will see an input form with checkboxes listed,'Function'Click the drop-down box below to find the first'PreviousPlaybackDevice'Click the menu. It is a function to change to 'previous playback device'. In addition, there are various functions such as 'Next playback device', 'Next recording device', 'Sound mute', 'Record mute', 'Volume up', 'Volume down'

You can also specify a hot key. You can check the function keys you want to use among 'Control', 'Alt', 'Shift', 'LWin', 'Rwin', and 'Show OSD' It is finished. For example, if you check 'Alt' and set 'Hot key' to 'F1', each time you press 'Alt + F1' the speaker and headset will change. When all settings are completed, press 'Apply Hotkeys & Close' in the bottom right corner to save the hotkey and exit.

If you have an output device that you are not using, you may need to press the hotkey several times. If you have an output device that you do not use, go to the 'Playback Devices' menu and check 'Hide device from switch list'. Click 'Save Settings' to save all unused devices.