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How to Remove Virtual Desktop’s Leftover macOS Audio Devices

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Uninstalling Virtual Desktop Streamer can leave Virtual Desktop Mic and Virtual Desktop Speakers behind in macOS Sound settings. Copy-paste this prompt to your AI agent Prompt: Remove the leftover Virtual Desktop Streamer audio components from my Mac. Move these exact items to Trash: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/VirtualDesktopMicrophone.driver /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/VirtualDesktopSpeakers.driver /Library/LaunchAgents/com.virtualdesktop.streamer.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.virtualdesktop.daemon.plist Check that each item exists before moving it. […]
1st Sep 2026

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