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dj2022
Aug 01, 2022Brass Contributor
WIndows 11 stops recognizing monitors as audio output devices when idle
For some reason, Windows 11 stops recognizing my two external monitors as audio output devices when I leave my desktop idle. I also have headphones plugged in and they will become the only output aud...
burningbaboon
Nov 16, 2022Copper Contributor
Same issue on 22621.819.
Using Roku TV as monitor. When the computer idles, it loses the option to output audio to either TV I have connected (the other being a sony bravia). Putting the computer to sleep, then waking it up, seems to resolve.
Nothing better than getting excited to sit down and watch a video or listen to a new song, and your audio doesn't work. A sleep and a reset later, you can listen. Really breaks the flow, and is a statement to microsoft products as a whole. Bug after bug after bug
Using Roku TV as monitor. When the computer idles, it loses the option to output audio to either TV I have connected (the other being a sony bravia). Putting the computer to sleep, then waking it up, seems to resolve.
Nothing better than getting excited to sit down and watch a video or listen to a new song, and your audio doesn't work. A sleep and a reset later, you can listen. Really breaks the flow, and is a statement to microsoft products as a whole. Bug after bug after bug