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url: 'https://soundswitch.aaflalo.me/faq/index.md'
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  Answers to the most common SoundSwitch questions — finding the tray icon, the
  Quick Menu, renaming devices, switching profiles, manual updates and more.
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# Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions, collected over the years from the [GitHub Discussions FAQ](https://github.com/Belphemur/SoundSwitch/discussions/categories/faq).

## SoundSwitch Basics

* [I can't find SoundSwitch — where did it go?](./finding-soundswitch.md)
* [What is the menu that appears when I use a hotkey?](./quick-menu.md)
* [Why does the tray icon show the wrong device after waking from sleep?](./tray-icon-wrong-after-sleep.md)

## Devices

* [How do I rename a device or change its icon?](./rename-device.md)

## Profiles

* [How do I switch between profiles?](./switching-profiles.md)

## Updates

* [How do I manually check for an update?](./manually-check-update.md)
* [How does postponing an update work?](./postpone-update.md)
* ["Invalid Digital Signature" when updating](./invalid-signature.md)
* [SoundSwitch 7.0.0 keeps asking for .NET 10 even when installed](./update-7-0-dotnet-required.md)

## Troubleshooting

* [My applications don't switch sound after an update](./app-not-switching-after-update.md)
* [Microphone on/off stopped working](./mic-on-off-not-working.md)
* [Settings window opens every time Windows starts](./settings-open-at-startup.md)

## Command Line

* [Is there a way to control SoundSwitch from the command line?](./command-line.md)