Help - Want to Create Shortcut to Switch Main Monitor and Default Sound Device

[tommyabird]

Hi all - as the title lays it out, I was wondering if there was any easy way of creating a macro or shortcut key that could simultaneously (A) change my main monitor, and (B) change the default sound device.

I have a two monitors and a TV connected to my computer, and I play games/watch movies either on the first screen or the TV. While it's not a huge hassle switching the main monitor and default sound device every time I want to put something on the TV, it would be nice to automate this/handle it in as few clicks as possible. Ideally, I'd create one shortcut for the TV, and one for the first monitor, along with their respective sound devices. Thanks!

 

[gardenman]

Hi, you might be able to use [NirCmd]. You would have to figure out the switches for the command line and create a batch file and create a shortcut to the batch file, but it should be do-able.

[Instructions]. Do a "find" on the page and search for "setdefaultsounddevice" and "setprimarydisplay".

I'm not sure of your computer skills (have you ever created a batch file?), but here is an example batch file:

@echo off
nircmd.exe setdefaultsounddevice "Line In"
nircmd.exe setprimarydisplay 2

This would need to be modified before you can use it. I haven't tested this at all, it's up to you to figure out the commands and try it out. Read up on the instructions (link above).