# FXSound switches output
**URL:** https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-switches-output/4473
**Category:** Get Help
**Created:** [October 13, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-switches-output/4473 "2024-10-13T11:53:58Z")
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### Author:  [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-switches-output/4473/2 "2024-10-13T12:26:01Z")
Hi, good afternoon.
1. I would first ask you to examine which version of FxSound you have installed (your version number is shown in the Help tab of the Settings), and to check which settings are active inside the General tab. Because a “Preferred Output Device” feature was recently added in the General tab, explained below, while the versions before that had an “Automatically switch to newly connected output device” feature. You can update from the Help tab by clicking “Check for updates,” or find the most recent update on [fxsound.com](http://fxsound.com).
2. Disabling a device inside Windows Sound Settings is usually harmless, and you can re-enable it anytime. Therefore, since you mention that you’ve tried nearly everything, another piece of advice (if the above options are insufficient), would be to go into Windows Sound before you start up Minecraft, and temporarily disable the device that keeps causing the problem.
3. For more tips on how to make optimal use of FxSound, there’s a troubleshooting list bannered and pinned to the top of the forum. Try disabling Exclusive Mode, Hardware Acceleration (in the Advanced tab) as well as all Enhancements, and try setting FxSound Speakers as the Default Device, with your headphones set as the Default Communication Device, for example.
I hope this helps!
> [@Preferred output device](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/preferred-output-device/3412):
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> In the latest release v1.1.26.0 a new feature to select preferred output device has been added. The preferred output device can be selected from FxSound settings. It can also be selected by passing the device name through command line option --output. For example FxSound.exe --output="\" The preferred device feature functions as follows, If preferred device is selected and it is connected during FxSound launch, then audio playback will be through the preferred device. …
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