# Feature request: Preferred device **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Feedback\ **Created:** [February 19, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/feature-request-preferred-device/1694 "2023-02-19T17:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/feature-request-preferred-device/1694/2 "2023-02-19T19:08:08Z")
Hi NullDev, Thanks for the suggestion; we’ve had multiple threads on this issue already, see below. @bvijay: Please note, once again a user is experiencing the known issue with sleep mode, suggesting the addition of a Preferred Device option to future versions (“Use this device whenever available”) as a solution; see opening post. > [@FxSound switches audio devices after sleeping. How to stop?](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-switches-audio-devices-after-sleeping-how-to-stop/715): > > I have donated to FX Sound as I think it a decent program and helps the poor audio coming directly from my laptop. Because my laptop is connected to a stand-alone monitor via HDMI cable, the monitor now has sound capability (which I don’t need or want). I set my setting to “Headset out” and everything is fine. Then the laptop goes to sleep and the next time I play any sound FX Sound switches automatically to the monitor’s speaker (which sounds like crap). I want to set FX sound to recognize… > [@Losing playback device when pc 'idle" and screen goes to 'sleep'](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152): > > Hi, After 25minutes my windows power plan turns off my Display ( an HDMI - TCL TV ) As soon as this happens , i’ve got no sound at all until i restart FxSound. i’ve sorta fixed it with this hackjob script ( lol ) Set Keys = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Dim oShell : Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Dim WshShell Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") oShell.Run "taskkill /IM FxSound.exe /F" WScript.Sleep(350) WshShell.Run """C:\Users\Yanz\Desktop\FxSound.exe - Short… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/feature-request-preferred-device/1694)._