diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e21e95..931c0b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nvda_voicemeeter"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 description = "A Voicemeeter app compatible with NVDA"
 authors = [
     { name = "onyx-and-iris", email = "code@onyxandiris.online" },
diff --git a/src/nvda_voicemeeter/util.py b/src/nvda_voicemeeter/util.py
index f38a2bd..02ad543 100644
--- a/src/nvda_voicemeeter/util.py
+++ b/src/nvda_voicemeeter/util.py
@@ -13,12 +13,28 @@ def get_insert_checkbox_index(kind, channel, num) -> int:
     return (2 * kind.phys_in) + (8 * (num - kind.phys_in - 1)) + channel
 
 
+_rejected_ids = (
+    "VBAudio100VMVAIO3",
+    "{F5735BD4-6EAF-4758-9710-9886E5AD0FF3}",
+    "{0239BE07-CEEF-4236-A900-AA778D432FD4}",
+)
+
+
 def get_input_device_list(vm) -> list:
-    return ["{type}: {name}".format(**vm.device.input(i)) for i in range(vm.device.ins)]
+    devices = []
+    for j in range(vm.device.ins):
+        device = vm.device.input(j)
+        if device["id"] not in _rejected_ids:
+            devices.append("{type}: {name}".format(**device))
+    return devices
 
 
 def get_output_device_list(i, vm) -> list:
-    devices = ["{type}: {name}".format(**vm.device.output(j)) for j in range(vm.device.outs)]
+    devices = []
+    for j in range(vm.device.outs):
+        device = vm.device.output(j)
+        if device["id"] not in _rejected_ids:
+            devices.append("{type}: {name}".format(**device))
     if i == 0:
         return devices
     devices.append("- remove device selection -")
diff --git a/src/nvda_voicemeeter/window.py b/src/nvda_voicemeeter/window.py
index d677716..ecfbcfa 100644
--- a/src/nvda_voicemeeter/window.py
+++ b/src/nvda_voicemeeter/window.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class NVDAVMWindow(psg.Window):
                             setattr(self.vm.bus[index].device, "wdm", "")
                             self.TKroot.after(200, self.nvda.speak, f"HARDWARE OUT {key} device selection removed")
                         case [driver, device_name]:
-                            setattr(self.vm.bus[index].device, driver, device_name.strip())
+                            setattr(self.vm.bus[index].device, driver, device_name.lstrip())
                             phonetic = {"mme": "em em e"}
                             self.TKroot.after(
                                 200,