How to Rename speakers in Windows 11 PC

When many audio output devices are connected to your system, it might be confusing while selecting the sound device on your system if all have similar names. Generally, when you connect a audio device to a system, it displays the name of the device set by the manufacturer. It would be much of a convenience if name of the sound device can be changed. In this article, we are going to guide you on how to change name of sound devices on windows 11 system.

How to Change Name of Sound Devices in Windows 11

Step 1: Open Settings app

Press Win + I keys together on your keyboard.



Step 2: In the Settings app

Click on System in the left pane.

Then, Click Sound in the right side of the window as shown below.

Open Sound In Settings Win11 11zon

Step 3: In the Sound page

You can see there are sound devices connected to your system.

Click on the Speaker whose name you wish to change as shown in the below image.

Speakers Sound Page Win11

Step 4: In the Sound device’s Properties page

Click on Rename button under Sound device as shown in the picture.

Sound Device Properties Win11

Step 5: A small rename window opens

Click on the Sound device name and change it to new name.

Then, Click on Rename button as shown in the below picture.

Rename Sound Device Win11

Step 6: Now you can observe that the Sound device name was changed from Speakers to Laptop Speakers.

 



Changed Sound Device Name Win11

Close the settings window.

That’s all guys!

Hope this article was informative and helpful. Please leave comments below for any questions.

Thank you for reading!