# DIsable useless audio devices

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825>\
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**Created:** [August 24, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825 "2026-08-24T18:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TheFys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/thefys/32/3108_2.png) [@TheFys](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/TheFys)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825/1 "2026-08-24T18:30:00Z")

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There are system audio devices that I never use like audio output for my LCD screems. This creates unnecesarry drop down audio output options. Is there a way top permanently disable certain audio devices from the sysyem?  
I have disabled and uninstalled thr drivers but these presist (HD Audio driver for display audio

Windows 11

 ![delete](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/2X/d/deb22cce953ecdaffb96fde0341f2300124d9777.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TheFys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/thefys/32/3108_2.png) [@TheFys](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/TheFys)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825/2 "2026-08-24T18:51:46Z")

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Delete or hide these output options would work well here:

 ![delete or hide](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/2X/c/c1328a91f8e09b35116a5bb11dc7329f51431f7d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825/3 "2026-08-25T12:15:58Z")

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The delete option is added in the latest release. You can try v1.2.13.0 or 1.2.14.0.

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**Author:** ![TheFys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/thefys/32/3108_2.png) [@TheFys](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/TheFys)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825/4 "2026-08-25T15:16:00Z")

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I saw that option but once I deleted a few that had the delete option, a bunch.more existed that could not be deleted.

In my screenshot above these outputs did not show the delete option so it’s not working for my system

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/disable-useless-audio-devices/6825/5 "2026-08-26T18:33:29Z")

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If a Bluetooth audio device is disconnected instead of removed from settings, then it is not permanently removed from the system, so delete option will not be enabled for it.

The delete option is enabled for removed or disabled audio devices.