caendesilva/WindowsToggleAudioDevice

PowerShell script to toggle between two Windows audio output devices from the comand line

WindowsToggleAudioDevice

PowerShell script to toggle between two Windows audio output devices from the comand line

Installation:

Install AudioDeviceCmdlets Module

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator:

   • Press Win + X and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) or search for PowerShell in the Start menu and right-click to run it as administrator.

2. Install the Module:

   Install-Module -Name AudioDeviceCmdlets -Repository PSGallery -Force

List All Audio Devices

1. List Audio Devices:

   Import-Module AudioDeviceCmdlets
   Get-AudioDevice -List

This command will list all audio devices with their IDs and names. Take note of the Index values as you will need them later.

Download ToggleAudioDevice.ps1

Next, download the ToggleAudioDevice.ps1 file from GitHub, preferably into your $PATH.

Configure ToggleAudioDevice.ps1

Now, open the ToggleAudioDevice.ps1 file and define the speaker indices found in the list above.

# Define the indices of your devices
$device1Index = 3 # Headphones
$device2Index = 4 # Speakers

Usage

Now you can run the .\ToggleAudioDevice.ps1 script from PowerShell, and even bind it as a macro to your keyboard!