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Why is my Windows PC automatically lowering the playback sample rate of my USB audio interface whenever I open certain legacy video games?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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Why is my Windows PC automatically lowering the playback sample rate of my USB audio interface whenever I open certain legacy video games?
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Windows audio sample rate changes when application opens legacy DirectSound exclusive mode sample rate Windows documentationGoogle ↗
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USB audio interface sample rate changes legacy games DirectSound WaveOut Windows shared exclusive modeGoogle ↗
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Windows audio sample rate changes when application opens legacy DirectSound exclusive mode sample rate Windows documentation Google ↗
USB audio interface sample rate changes legacy games DirectSound WaveOut Windows shared exclusive mode Google ↗

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Windows audio sample rate changes when application opens legacy DirectSound exclusive mode sample rate Windows documentation
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USB audio interface sample rate changes legacy games DirectSound WaveOut Windows shared exclusive mode
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