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Forcen Aug 29, 2018 @ 9:14am
Steam Link streaming without audio stops blocks audio anyway if you used the Steam Link app recently.
ISSUE
Steam Link streaming without audio stops blocks audio anyway if you used the steam link app recently.
I mainly use a wireless headset for audio while using the Steam Link so this is inconvenient.

OS
Windows 10

STEPS
  1. Use the Steam Link to connect with your PC but have the Streaming settings set to not stream audio.
  2. Verify that audio didn't get streamed and that it still came out of whatever output you used before.
  3. Stop Streaming. It didn't switch audio outputs on the PC.
  4. Connect to the same PC using the Steam Link android app using touch controller.
  5. This will send the audio to the app cause there is no way to disable it, it does this by switching audio output on the PC.
  6. Stop streaming to the app.
  7. Verify that the audio is working again on the default playback sound output.
  8. Connect using the steam link again to the same PC using the same settings.


RESULTS

There is no sound because it switched audio output devices to Steam Streaming speakers, it doesn't come out of the TV either because Streaming audio is disabled.
If you restart Steam and use the Link to connect again it will not switch audio devices but if you use the android app it happens again.


EXPECTED
Streaming to the steam link should not switch audio output devices.
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Date Posted: Aug 29, 2018 @ 9:14am
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