Windows 11, in its current form, does not offer a quick and easy way to play audio over more than one device. If you have a bunch of audio devices connected and you want to play music on all of them, you have to tinker with third-party software to make it work. Apparently, Microsoft wants to change that with a new feature coming soon to Windows 11.
@phantomofearth, the ever-giving source of Windows insights, discovered that the latest Windows 11 preview builds have a hidden toggle in quick settings that lets you share audio to multiple devices with just a few clicks. All it takes is clicking "Shared Audio" in the control center, selecting two or more available devices, and pressing "Share."
Windows 11 is getting a "shared audio" quick setting to let you easily play audio through multiple output devices! (Hidden in the latest Dev/Beta CUs) pic.twitter.com/aalAJ68OSz
— phantomofearth 🌳 (@phantomofearth) July 19, 2025
As usual, there are no official announcements yet, so details about this feature remain unknown. Still, you can probably expect the new shared audio feature to make it to a Windows 11 preview build in the near future.
In other Windows Insider news, Microsoft recently revealed that one of the recent taskbar changes was pulled from the operating system due to negative feedback. The company experimented with a simplified taskbar tray area, but later decided to nuke it because people did not like it. Still, there are plenty of other features coming soon to Windows 11. Check out our recent top 10 list here. Hopefully, all of them will make it to the Stable channel soon.
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