# Losing playback device when pc 'idle" and screen goes to 'sleep'

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [January 26, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152 "2022-01-26T19:42:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CrazyPirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@CrazyPirate](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/CrazyPirate)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/1 "2022-01-26T19:42:59Z")

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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 )

```auto
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 - Shortcut.lnk"""
WScript.Sleep(1750)
oShell.SendKeys "% n"

```

… very much less than optimal

Is there anything i should try … any log i can send in ?

VIDEO of after waking up the screen after timeout.  
( after reviewing the footage i realise … we cant see me clicking on my vbs script , but that it whats happeing , and the script is listed above)

> **[Fxs.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XUeNCz-VNL3M7eq7lgNIo_hy2TnQtDSl/view?usp=sharing)**
>
> Google Drive file.

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**Author:** ![Mr68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Mr68](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Mr68)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/2 "2022-01-26T23:32:04Z")

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I have the same problem. FxSound works great in solving my original problem of very low sound volume. However, each time my computer shuts down, wakes up or restarts, I have no sound. I don’t know how to set the default output device. I can easily restore the correct output device, but it seems like there ought to be a way to keep the selected device until it is changed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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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:** [February 28, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/4 "2022-02-28T07:28:39Z")

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If your output device is HDMI for example and after sleep/wakeup another audio device is detected before the HDMI speaker, then the output switches to the other device.  
From FxSound Settings-\>General, uncheck the option  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/1X/248bd7fc668a32ec094f812bf712101eb9819483.png)  
This will make output switch based on user preference and across sleep/wakeup cycles the user selected output will remain unchanged.

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**Author:** ![CrazyPirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@CrazyPirate](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/CrazyPirate)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/5 "2022-02-28T13:07:17Z")

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Hi thanks for your answer, unfortunately the audiio playback device remains empty in FxSound or show the usual playback device but doesnt play through…

Thats until i reset FxSound or run a Sound Diagnostic un Windows… Which probably reset the driver aswell anyway.

The option was tested both checked and unchecked with the same result… I have straight up disabled all other audio card and devices to make it simpler lol but to no avail

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**Author:** ![pl03840417](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/pl03840417/32/235_2.png) [@pl03840417](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/pl03840417)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/6 "2022-03-13T15:08:36Z")

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HDMI display output confirmation is invalid, please correct it

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**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:** [July 8, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/losing-playback-device-when-pc-idle-and-screen-goes-to-sleep/152/7 "2022-07-08T20:08:23Z")

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