The Windows 10 April 2018 update introduced the possibility to configure applications to use separate audio outputs (speakers, headphones, external HDMI, etc) and inputs, right within Windows.įor instance, you can now route a video player's audio to a HDMI connected TV, while another application, like an audio player for example, can use the headphones connected to the PC for its audio.
Alternatively, if the application permitted, you could select the audio output right within the application itself. Up until now, assigning applications to different sound outputs was possible using only 3rd party apps, such as CheVolume (paid with 7 days trial) or Audio Router (free), which still work ok for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7. Have you ever needed to route different audio to HDMI and desktop speakers or switch an application to a different playback device? Windows 10 now makes things easier for these tasks.
