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After every GPU driver update my default audio device switches to HDMI, which I never use.

Is there a way to permanently disable HDMI audio interface from even being an option? Or, is there a way to set a permanent default, without having it reset during graphics driver updates?

Seen this happening with both Nvidia and AMD. Windows 10, but I suspect it's not W10-specific.

alm
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  • Have you tried to make the audio device you're actually using the default one? –  Oct 11 '18 at 18:46
  • @GabrielaGarcia Yes, I usually set it as default for both audio and communication. And when other devices are disabled there's no more option (even greyed out) to set defaults. – alm Oct 11 '18 at 18:49
  • You might try [this answer](https://superuser.com/a/968749/8672) to block updates to the audio device, but it might not help if it's the GPU driver update that is the cause. – harrymc Oct 11 '18 at 19:41
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    Open Device Manager and try to disable HDMI on the graphics card. – Daisy Zhou Oct 12 '18 at 11:12

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I had the same problem.

There are two device groups of device:

  • Sound, video and game controllers
  • Audio inputs and outputs

I disabled the audio controller device:

(I'm sorry. My print screen is in Portuguese) print screen with device enable

And the HDMI audio device has permanently disabled:

(I'm sorry. My print screen is in Portuguese) print screen with device disable

My issue has been solved.

Deividson Damasio
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