Managing audio device properties is crucial for ensuring optimal sound quality and functionality on your Windows system. Whether you're a gamer, a professional working with audio, or just an everyday user, understanding how to tweak these settings can significantly enhance your experience. This article will guide you through the various methods to access and adjust audio device properties in Windows, using both the graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line tools like PowerShell.

Examples:

Accessing Audio Device Properties via GUI

1. Open Sound Settings:

• Right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray.


• Select "Open Sound settings."

2. Manage Sound Devices:

• Scroll down and click on "Manage sound devices."


• Here, you can see a list of all audio input and output devices connected to your system.

3. Adjust Device Properties:

• Click on the device you want to manage.


• Click on "Device properties" to open a new window where you can adjust various settings like volume, balance, and spatial sound.

Managing Audio Device Properties via PowerShell

PowerShell provides a powerful way to manage audio devices programmatically. Below are some examples of how to use PowerShell to manage audio device properties.

1. List Audio Devices:

   Get-PnpDevice -Class Media

2. Set Default Audio Device:

   $device = Get-PnpDevice -Class Media | Where-Object { $_.FriendlyName -like "*Your Device Name*" }

   Set-DefaultAudioDevice -Device $device

3. Adjust Volume:

   $volume = 50 # Volume level from 0 to 100

   (New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell).SendKeys([char]173)

Using Command Prompt (CMD)

While CMD is less versatile than PowerShell for managing audio devices, you can still perform some basic tasks.

1. Open Sound Control Panel:

   control mmsys.cpl sounds

2. Set Default Playback Device:
Unfortunately, CMD does not provide built-in commands for setting the default playback device. However, you can use third-party tools like nircmd to achieve this.

   nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Your Device Name"