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Hey,

Maybe I'm missing something but I can't seem to be able to change the audio output in Windows while a video is playing without having to restart VLC for the change to take effect.

I use keyboard shortcuts to switch between my sound card outputs (speakers) and my USB headphones. In 3.0 when I hit the shortcut the audio output changes in Windows but not in VLC. I have to right-click and manually change the audio device in the menu.

Hi

I am facing the exact same issue. In fact I was about to start a new thread but then I saw yours

In previous versions of VLC it would automatically change its "Audio Device" based on the "Playback Device" selected in Windows, so switching between PC Speakers and Headphones was easy. Now I have to manually change the "Audio Device" in VLC.

Same here. A restart of VLC just to swich audio output. Not good. I reinstalled 2.2.8 again