Windows: change default sound source with 1 click

I found myself switching between my monitor speakers and my headphones frequently and having to click 3-4 times through the taskbar every time I wanted to change started to get annoying.

I figured it could be useful to others so here it is.

Default Audio Switcher

Purpose:

Created for switching default sound source between my monitor speakers and headphones with 1 click.

Prerequisites:

• Windows OS
• Download and copy NirCmd to your windows directory
• Download my defaultaudioswitcher repo

Setup Switch Sound Source:

1. Find the names of your sound sources for your PC via command prompt

nircmd showsounddevices

1. Pick the two you want to switch between
2. Edit the SwitchSoundSource+.bat file with the names of your sound sources

SET defaultSoundSource="exampleSource1"
SET soundSource0="exampleSource1"
SET soundSource1="exampleSource2"

1. Save the SwitchSoundSource+.bat
2. Run (double click) SwitchSoundSource.vbs

Optional:

• Create shortcut to the .vbs file and set icon location to ico file in this folder (or your own custom icon)
• Set hotkey via shortcut properties

I just have my shortcut set up on my Nexus Dock

@author Glenn Chon