diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e6824f7b..ea03acc26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Linux/BSD**: Default host in order from first to last available now is: PipeWire, PulseAudio,
   ALSA.
 - **WASAPI**: Timestamps now include hardware pipeline latency.
+- **WASAPI**: `FriendlyName` is now preferred as device name over `DeviceDesc`.
 - **WebAudio**: Bump MSRV to 1.85.
 - **WebAudio**: Timestamps now include base and output latency.
 - **WebAudio**: Initial buffer scheduling offset now scales with buffer duration.
diff --git a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
index 93ce562b7..c51c02570 100644
--- a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
+++ b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
@@ -371,15 +371,15 @@ impl Device {
                 &PKEY_AUDIOENDPOINT_JACKSUBTYPE as *const _ as *const _,
             );
 
-            // Prefer DeviceDesc for name, fall back to FriendlyName
-            let name = device_desc
-                .clone()
-                .or(friendly_name.clone())
-                .ok_or_else(|| DeviceNameError::BackendSpecific {
-                    err: BackendSpecificError {
-                        description: "failed to retrieve device name".to_string(),
-                    },
-                })?;
+            // Prefer FriendlyName for name (e.g., "Speakers (XYZ Audio Adapter)"), fall back to DeviceDesc
+            let name =
+                friendly_name
+                    .or(device_desc)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| DeviceNameError::BackendSpecific {
+                        err: BackendSpecificError {
+                            description: "failed to retrieve device name".to_string(),
+                        },
+                    })?;
 
             // Get direction from data flow (eCapture = Input, eRender = Output)
             let direction = self.data_flow().into();
@@ -416,13 +416,6 @@ impl Device {
                 builder = builder.driver(iface_name);
             }
 
-            // Add FriendlyName to extended if different from the name we used
-            if let Some(fname) = friendly_name {
-                if device_desc.is_some() && Some(&fname) != device_desc.as_ref() {
-                    builder = builder.add_extended_line(fname);
-                }
-            }
-
             Ok(builder.build())
         }
     }