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Unplugging USB sound bar or USB microphone causes playback problems
I am currently configuring a PC with the following setup:
Both USB externals are installed and working.
- Dell Precision T1700 with a E3-1270 3.50GHz CPU and 16GB RAM
- Dell AC511 USB Sound bar
- USB microphone
- line-in and line-out are used by an external device
In the sound manager, I have configured the recording devices (line-in and USB mic) as followed:
This setup is working fine UNTIL I unplug one of the USB devices (mic or sound bar) and leave it unplugged for more than 10 minutes. After plugging the device back in, my playback settings are 'forgotten'.
- Line-in: 'Listen to this device' is checked and the playback device is set to the USB Sound bar
- USB mic: 'Listen to this device' is checked and the playback device is set to the line-out (to the external audio device)
I can hear sounds through the sound bar coming from Windows but not from the line-in (even though the settings haven't changed). The mic is inaudible in the external audio device, even though I can see the level indicator in the sound manager picking up the sound.
The problem is solved when I choose a different playback device under 'Listen to this device', click OK, and then choose the original playback device. Only then can I hear the sound again.
So to recap, if a USB device is unplugged for more than 10 minutes, I have to manually reset the playback settings, even though the settings were still correct.
Is it possible to solve this problem so that it isn't necessary for me to reset the settings if a USB device has been unplugged?