Windows 10: Windows Restart after switching monitors with a physical HDMI switch

Hello,I bought a physical HDMI switch for my setup, but when i switch monitors windows irregularily restarts and shows the Blue screan with the frown face Your pc ran into a problem that couldn't be handled.... Sometimes after 2, sometimes after more switches back and forth. Both are WQHD Monitors with 144Hz. I have a RX 7900 XT and AMD Adrenaline tells me it encountered a problem earlier.Is this a known problem with windows 11 or do you know what might cause this?

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Failure in switching audio from laptop to second monitor

Hello, CluelessCL

Welcome to Microsoft Community.



Thank you for describing the issue you're facing with switching audio output from your laptop to the second monitor via HDMI. It's essential to have a seamless experience when using external monitors. To assist you further, I'd like to gather some more specific details:

1-Can you confirm if the issue is specific to the second monitor's speakers, or does it also occur when using other audio devices, such as external speakers or headphones?

2-Have you tried different HDMI cables or tested the monitor's audio output with another device to ensure it's functioning as expected?

3-Are you using any third-party audio management software or apps that might be affecting the audio output switching behavior?

4-Have you recently made any changes to your laptop's audio settings or installed any updates that might have coincided with the time when this issue started?

Additionally, please provide the following details:

• The make and model of your laptop.
  
• The make and model of the second monitor you're using.
  

If possible, try the following steps and let me know the results:

1. Restart your laptop while keeping the HDMI connection to the second monitor intact and then check if you can switch audio output.
   
2. Disconnect and reconnect the HDMI cable while audio is playing on your laptop to see if this triggers the audio to switch to the monitor's speakers.
   

Once I have this information, I'll be able to provide you with more targeted troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue with audio output switching between your laptop and the second monitor.

Looking forward to your response so that I can assist you further.

Best regards,



Chandy |Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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* Your patience and cooperation are highly appreciated.

 

Audio Issues Switching Between HDMI Inputs

Having problems with audio when switching between HDMI Inputs. Have tried updating drivers, changing output devices, windows audio restart, switching which HDMI they are on, changed HDMI cords etc. NOTHING works. We have a PC in HDMI 3 and a PS4 in HDMI 2. HDMI 2 always works fine. However, when switching back to the PC, we MUST restart the PC when we switch inputs back to it in order to receive audio.

We also have the issue if we turn off the display and leave the pc running. We must restart the entire computer before we receive audio in the PC input. We are assuming this is a windows issue of some sort because we don't have the issue with the PS4 input. Only when we are on the PC.

We have never had these issues before under the same setup for a few years now. Issues arose on their own in the past few months,

Any suggestions?

 

Help! Both external monitors not detecting

Please follow below steps to resolve the message by switching the input source to HDMI:
1. Press "Menu" hotkey on the monitor to enter OSD.
2. Switch the input source to HDMI on OSD in one of the following ways:

• Go to Display > Input > HDMI.
• Go to System > HDMI Auto Switch > On.