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How to stop Windows 10 changing my default sound device

I use my computer to test various USB devices, mostly external sound cards (Steinberg, Focusrite, etc.) Every time I connect a new sound card to USB, Windows sets it as the default sound device. As a ...
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Windows 10 Audio input to programs broken

Recently my audio input, from USB headset and USB guitar cable have stopped working. Going into Windows 'Sounds' and enabling 'Listen to this device' outputs the audio as expected; the problem is not ...
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Microphone being recognized as headphones in windows 10 using a usb-c

I plugged the 3.5mm jack into a USB-c adapter, and into the PC. It is recognized as headphones, while my internal mic is recognized as the mic. How can I switch it so the plugged USB-c is recognized ...
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USB Audio Device Preventing Sleep (Windows 10)

Background I have been having issues with my computer not entering sleep and also waking from sleep since Window 8.1. I had hoped that Windows 10 would resolve these issues, but unfortunately this is ...
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Headset volume randomly changes to loudest setting despite Windows 10 saying it's at 2%

There are a lot of similar questions to mine, but I haven't found any describing mine exactly: The most popular question I found is Windows 10 volume randomly jumps to 100% but that answer (a RealTek ...
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Does Windows 10 support 5.1 audio over USB

Does Windows 10 support 5.1 audio over USB or, is my question kinda nonsense as it's the hardware which will support this or not! Simply I'm looking at 2 components and would like to know if they can ...
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