Previously, on Vista and Windows 7, changing the Default Playback device would occur instantly.
For example, audio is coming out of my speakers, I right click the Volume Control, click Playback Devices then I select another device and click Set Default. Audio would be transferred immediately.
Unfortunately, now, with Windows 8, I need to kill whatever process that's outputting sound and restart it for the change to take effect.
Is there something that can be done about it so that changes are taken into account immediately?
Best Answer
I just figured this out myself. If you don't want to restart the program, simply "configure" and "test" the playback device. That is, after setting the default device, click "Configure" toward the bottom left. Click "Test" in the "Speaker Setup" window that appears. Then simply click "Next" twice and "Finish" and you're done. Whatever you're trying to do will now play audio on the desired device.