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SwitchAudio.vbs is a script for switching between two audio devices in Microsoft Windows. You need NirCmd for this script to work (download it here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html). Please read my comment in this gist for further instructions.
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devices.txt
Headset
Speakers
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switchaudio.cmd
:: read two device names from the arguments list
set DEVICE_1=%1
set DEVICE_2=%2
:: query regedit
FOR /F "skip=2 tokens=2,*" %%A IN ('reg.exe query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment" /v "AUDIO_SWITCH_DEVICE"') DO set "CURRENT_DEVICE=%%B"
:: toggle devices
if "%CURRENT_DEVICE%" == "%DEVICE_1%" goto SET_TO_DEVICE_2
if "%CURRENT_DEVICE%" == "%DEVICE_2%" goto SET_TO_DEVICE_1
goto SET_TO_DEVICE_1
:SET_TO_DEVICE_1
set CURRENT_DEVICE=%1
goto end
:SET_TO_DEVICE_2
set CURRENT_DEVICE=%2
goto end
:end
setx AUDIO_SWITCH_DEVICE %CURRENT_DEVICE%
nircmd.exe setdefaultsounddevice "%CURRENT_DEVICE%"
nircmd.exe trayballoon "Switched standard sound device" "Current device: %CURRENT_DEVICE%" "shell32.dll,168" 1500
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SwitchAudio.vbs
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set deviceNamesTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("devices.txt", 1)
ReDim deviceNames(1)
Do Until deviceNamesTextFile.AtEndOfStream
deviceNames(UBound(deviceNames) - 1) = deviceNamesTextFile.ReadLine
ReDim Preserve deviceNames(UBound(deviceNames) + 1)
Loop
deviceNamesTextFile.Close
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "switchaudio.cmd" & Chr(34) & deviceNames(0) & " " & deviceNames(1), 0
Set WshShell = Nothing
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mherwig commented Feb 13, 2014

Preparations:

  1. Download NirCmd:
    x86:
    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.zip
    x64:
    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd-x64.zip
  2. Extract NirCmd and place nircmd.exe and nircmdc.exe in the same folder as the other files
  3. In order to get the script working with the default settings you have to rename your Headset to 'Headset' and your Speakers to 'Speakers' (You can do this in Windows's audio devices manager). Or edit the lines in devices.txt to match your devices.

Usage:
Just run SwitchAudio.vbs by double clicking it or bind a hotkey of your keyboard to it

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