Fxsound stops working after reactivating windows

[doolhoofd]

Alright. Thanks.

This is the main thread on the sleep mode issue:

Speaker Output Changes to FX on wakeup with no sound

When my computer wakes up from sleep, my audio device’s speakers is set for the FX program, but I have no sound. I need to choose my speakers over the “FXSOUND” setting every time I wake back up to hear my sound again. Is this a bug that can be addressed or fixed?

So far, no permanent fix has been found, but four actions could be proposed:

• Disable all unnecessary devices, including hidden ones;
• Disable automatic switching;
• Change the Power settings to make the computer stay awake longer;
• This workaround suggested by user @metanoiance.

@bvijay

From FxSound Settings → General, uncheck the option

This will make output switch based on user preference and across sleep/wakeup cycles the user selected output will remain unchanged.

@metanoiance

I wanted to share a simple workaround. Keep in mind that I am not a programmer and this is just a simple batch code I came up with.

Using Notepad I made a text file with the following lines and saved it as .bat.

taskkill /f /im FxSound.exe
cd C:\Program Files\FxSound LLC\FxSound
start /min FxSound.exe

Then I used the default Windows Task Scheduler to run the file on wake-up. Meaning everytime the PC wakes up from sleep or hibernation the FxSound.exe will be restarted. Note that the 2nd line in the .bat file can differ for you depending on where you installed FxSound.

Not the most elegant or ideal solution, but I hope this helps!