diff --git a/src/back/backlasses.cpp b/src/back/backlasses.cpp
index 0d35bed..147a594 100644
--- a/src/back/backlasses.cpp
+++ b/src/back/backlasses.cpp
@@ -134,13 +134,10 @@ HRESULT EndpointVolumeCallback::OnNotify(PAUDIO_VOLUME_NOTIFICATION_DATA pNotify
 }
 
 
-/*
- * EndpointSituationCallback::EndpointSituationCallback(std::vector<Endpoint*>* playbackDevices,  std::vector<Endpoint*>* captureDevices){
- * 	this->captureDevices = captureDevices;
- * 	this->playbackDevices = playbackDevices;
- * }
- */
 
+EndpointSituationCallback::EndpointSituationCallback(Overseer* os){
+	this->os = os;
+}
 
 
 ULONG EndpointSituationCallback::AddRef(){
@@ -227,13 +224,7 @@ HRESULT EndpointSituationCallback::OnDeviceStateChanged(LPCWSTR pwstrDeviceId, D
 }
 
 HRESULT EndpointSituationCallback::OnPropertyValueChanged(LPCWSTR pwstrDeviceId, const PROPERTYKEY key) {
-
-	/* Lacking impl again? */
-	 PWSTR test;
-	 HRESULT ctrl = PSGetNameFromPropertyKey(key, &test);
-	  if (ctrl == S_OK) log_wdebugcpp(test);
-	 
-	
+	os->updateEndpointInfo(std::wstring(pwstrDeviceId));
 	return S_OK;
 }
 
@@ -266,20 +257,29 @@ Endpoint::Endpoint(IMMDevice* ep, uint64_t idx){
 	log_wdebugcpp(endpointId);
 	CoTaskMemFree(tempString);
 	
-	endpoint->OpenPropertyStore(STGM_READ, 	&properties);
-	PROPVARIANT pv;
-	properties->GetValue(PKEY_Device_FriendlyName , &pv);
-	if (pv.pwszVal == nullptr)
-		friendlyName = L"Unnamed Not Present Endpoint";
-	else 
-		friendlyName = std::wstring(pv.pwszVal);
+	endpoint->OpenPropertyStore(STGM_READ, 	&properties);	
+	this->updateName();
 
-	this->setFlow();
+    this->setFlow();
 	if (this->flow == Flows::FLOW_PLAYBACK) {
 		activateEndpointSessions();
 	}
 }
 
+void Endpoint::updateName() {
+	PROPVARIANT pv;
+	#define store_name(key, propvariant, wstr) 	do {				\
+		properties->GetValue(key , &propvariant);					\
+		if (pv.pwszVal == nullptr) 		wstr = L"Unnamed Not Present Endpoint"; \
+		else wstr = std::wstring(pv.pwszVal);						\
+        } while (0)
+
+		 store_name(PKEY_Device_FriendlyName, pv, friendlyName);
+		 store_name(PKEY_Device_DeviceDesc, pv, descriptionName);
+		 store_name(PKEY_DeviceInterface_FriendlyName, pv, deviceName);
+	#undef store_name		  
+}
+
 void Endpoint::activateEndpointSessions() {	
     //sessionManager;
 	if (FAILED(endpoint->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioSessionManager2), CLSCTX_ALL, NULL, (void**) &sessionManager))) { log_wdebugcpp(L"sesionbros..."); return; }
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ Endpoint* Overseer::addEndpoint(std::wstring endpointId, /* out */Flows* flow =
 	return endpoint;
 }
 
-Overseer::Overseer() { //: epsc(&playbackDevices, &captureDevices){
+Overseer::Overseer() : epsc(this){
 	//Initializing COM library
 	log_debugcpp("Initializing Overseer");
 	initCOMLibrary();
@@ -719,6 +719,18 @@ std::vector<Endpoint*> Overseer::getCaptureEndpoints() {
 	return captureDevices;
 }
 
+void Overseer::updateEndpointInfo(std::wstring endpointId) {
+	log_wdebugcpp(L"new name Endpoint id: " + endpointId);
+	//todo: reintroduce capture devices
+	for(auto ep : playbackDevices) {
+		if (ep->getId() == endpointId) {
+			ep->updateName();
+			osh->updateFrontEndpointName(ep);
+			break;
+		}	
+	}
+}
+
 Overseer::~Overseer(){
 	log_debugcpp("cum");
 	deviceEnumerator->Release();
diff --git a/src/back/backlasses.h b/src/back/backlasses.h
index c6148c4..9e3aba2 100644
--- a/src/back/backlasses.h
+++ b/src/back/backlasses.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Endpoint {
 	Flows getFlow();
 	std::wstring getId();
 	std::wstring getName();
+	void updateName();
 	
 	void setVolumeCallback(EndpointVolumeCallback *epc);
 	void removeVolumeCallback(EndpointVolumeCallback *epc);
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ class Endpoint {
 	IAudioEndpointVolume *endpointVolume = nullptr;	
 	IPropertyStore *properties;
 	std::wstring friendlyName;
+	std::wstring descriptionName;
+	std::wstring deviceName;
 	std::wstring endpointId;
 	unsigned long endpointState;
 	Roles endpointRoles = (Roles)0;
@@ -84,8 +87,7 @@ class EndpointVolumeCallback : public IAudioEndpointVolumeCallback {
 
 class EndpointSituationCallback : public IMMNotificationClient {
  public:
-	//EndpointSituationCallback(IMMDeviceEnumerator *deviceEnumerator, std::vector<Endpoint*> playbackDevices, std::vector<Endpoint*> captureDevices);
-	//EndpointSituationCallback(std::vector<Endpoint*>* playbackDevices, std::vector<Endpoint*>* captureDevices);
+	EndpointSituationCallback(Overseer* os);
 	ULONG AddRef();
 	ULONG Release();
     HRESULT QueryInterface(REFIID riid, VOID **ppvInterface);
@@ -97,9 +99,7 @@ class EndpointSituationCallback : public IMMNotificationClient {
 
  private:
 	ULONG ref = 1;
-	//IMMDeviceEnumerator *deviceEnumerator;
-	//std::vector<Endpoint*>* playbackDevices;
-	//std::vector<Endpoint*>* captureDevices;
+	Overseer* os;
 };
 
 class Overseer {
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class Overseer {
  public:
 	Overseer();
 	void openControlPanel();
-	//todo: restore/overseer
 	std::vector<Endpoint*> getPlaybackEndpoints();
 	std::vector<Endpoint*> getCaptureEndpoints();
+	void updateEndpointInfo(std::wstring endpointId);
 	
 	void reloadEndpoints(Flows flow);
 	Endpoint* addEndpoint(std::wstring endpointId, /* out */ Flows* flow);
diff --git a/src/cont/contclasses.cpp b/src/cont/contclasses.cpp
index 5e0a4ee..c7a2cf0 100644
--- a/src/cont/contclasses.cpp
+++ b/src/cont/contclasses.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ void OverseerHandler::changeFrontDefaultsCallback(Roles role, std::wstring endpo
 	this->changeFrontDefaults(role, endpointId);
 }
 
+void OverseerHandler::updateFrontEndpointName(Endpoint* ep) {
+	//todo: reintroduce capture devices
+	for (auto eph : playbackEndpointHandlers) {
+		if (eph->getEndpoint() == ep) eph->getCallbackInfo()->updateName = true;
+	}
+}
+
 void OverseerHandler::reviseEndpointShowing(std::wstring endpointId, EndpointState state) {
 	std::vector<EndpointHandler*> allHandlers;
 	allHandlers.insert(allHandlers.end(), this->captureEndpointHandlers.begin(), this->captureEndpointHandlers.end());
diff --git a/src/cont/contclasses.h b/src/cont/contclasses.h
index 2f70b56..f52d956 100644
--- a/src/cont/contclasses.h
+++ b/src/cont/contclasses.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct BackEndpointVolumeCallbackInfo {
 	float mainVolume;
 	size_t  channels;
 	std::vector<float> channelVolumes;
+	bool updateName = false;
 };
 
 class EndpointHandler {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public:
 	//EndpointVolumeCallback* getEndpointVolumeCallback();
 	//Endpoint* getEndpoint();
 	
-	//std::wstring epName;
+	//todo: name refactor
 	BackEndpointVolumeCallbackInfo* getCallbackInfo();
 	uint32_t getChannelCount();
 	
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public:
 	void setChangeFrontDefaultsFunction(std::function<void(Roles, std::wstring)> changeFrontDefaults);
 	void changeFrontDefaultsCallback(Roles role, std::wstring endpointId);
 
+	void updateFrontEndpointName(Endpoint* ep);
 	//void setReviseEndpointShowingFunction(std::function<void(std::wstring, EndpointState)> reviseEndpointShowing);
 	void reviseEndpointShowing(std::wstring endpointId, EndpointState state);
 	void setRemoveEndpointWidgetFunction(std::function<void(uint64_t)> removeEndpointWidget);
diff --git a/src/qt/qtclasses.cpp b/src/qt/qtclasses.cpp
index d1bdde2..9411a3e 100644
--- a/src/qt/qtclasses.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qtclasses.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ EndpointWidget::EndpointWidget(EndpointHandler* eph, QWidget *parent, uint64_t i
 		//if (memcmp(osh->callbackInfo[idx]->caller, osh->getGuid(), sizeof(NGuid)) == 0) return; CHECK IF THIS PROGRAM GENERATED THE FUNSIES IS NO LONGER IN USE FOR NOW.
 		//todo: global + constexpr + ratio
 		const float roundingFactor = 0.005;
+		if (eph->getCallbackInfo()->updateName) {
+			eph->getCallbackInfo()->updateName = false;
+			mainLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(eph->getName()));
+			mainLabel->setMinimumHeight(mainLabel->sizeHint().height());
+		}
 		mainSlider->blockSignals(true);
 		muteButton->blockSignals(true);
 		mainSlider->setValue((int)((eph->getCallbackInfo()->mainVolume + roundingFactor) * 100));