{"id":336641,"date":"2021-09-08T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-select-default-speakers-on-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T19:00:31","slug":"how-to-select-default-speakers-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-select-default-speakers-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Select Default Speakers on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Select Default Speakers on Windows 11&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-750515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_speaker_hero_2.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_speaker_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_speaker_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On your Windows 11 PC, you might have several different audio output devices hooked up, such as speakers, headphones, headsets, or otherwise. Here\u2019s how to tell Windows 11 which sound device you want to use as the default for audio and communications.<\/p>\n<p>First, open Settings (press Windows+i) and navigate to System &gt; Sound. Or, you can right-click the speaker icon in your taskbar and select \u201cSound Settings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_taskbar_open_sound_settings.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"195\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In Sound settings, locate the \u201cOutput\u201d section and click the arrow beside the audio output device that you\u2019d like to set as your default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_open_sound_properties.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the caret arrow beside the sound device you want to configure.\" width=\"650\" height=\"355\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the Properties page for the sound device that you selected, look for the \u201cSet as default sound device\u201d option, which includes a drop-down menu labeled \u201cNot used as a default,\u201d \u201cIs default for audio,\u201d or \u201cIs default for communications\u201d beside it.<\/p>\n<p>(If you don\u2019t see this option, then this device is already set as the default for both audio and communications.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/win11_click_not_used_as_default.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the &quot;Not used as a default&quot; drop-down menu.\" width=\"650\" height=\"379\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If the device isn\u2019t a default for either audio or communications yet, click the \u201cSet as default sound device\u201d drop-down menu and select either \u201cUse as default for audio\u201d or \u201cUse as default for communications.\u201d Here\u2019s what each choice does:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use as default for audio:<\/strong> This sets the sound output device as the default for music and video playback, system sound playback, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and other typical audio sources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use as default for communications:<\/strong> This sets the sound output device as the default for video calls, voice chats, and other audio-related communications programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/use_as_default_for_audio.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Use as default for audio&quot; or &quot;Use as default for communications.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"379\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you see a different choice in the \u201cSet as default sound device\u201d drop-down menu, such as \u201cAlso use as default for audio\u201d or \u201cAlso use as default for communications,\u201d then the device is already the default for one of those two. Selecting that option will make it the default for both audio and communications.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to make another device the default for audio or communications (but keep the current device as the default for one of those), you\u2019ll need to return to the System &gt; Sounds page and select another sound device, and then set it as the default for audio or communications on its own Properties page. 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