Only one audio endpoint at a time can be set as the default for a specific console or communications role. Endpoints are listed in the Control Panel Sound application, as shown in the following example dialog box from Windows 7.Īnd in the new sound settings page available in Windows 10.
In Windows 7 and Windows 10 each feature is exposed as a separate audio endpoint. Most PC audio devices contain multiple logically independent audio features. References and resources discussed here are listed at the end of this topic. This information applies to the Windows 10 operating system. The target audience of this topic is OEMs and IHVs.
For you to best understand the new Windows 10 selection mechanism, this topic also explains how default audio endpoint selection occurs in Windows 7. This topic describes these heuristics and how the Windows 10 audio subsystem uses them to select the default audio endpoint. The Windows 10 audio subsystem uses an algorithm with enhanced heuristics for default audio endpoint selection.
