diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
index eab1e40af0..156332579a 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
             // mute is in its own row
             RowLayout {
+                spacing: (margins.sizeCheckBox - 10.5) * 3;
                 AudioControls.CheckBox {
                     id: muteMic
                     text: qsTr("Mute microphone");
@@ -123,6 +124,19 @@ Rectangle {
                         checked = Qt.binding(function() { return AudioScriptingInterface.muted; }); // restore binding
                     }
                 }
+
+                AudioControls.CheckBox {
+                    id: stereoMic
+                    spacing: muteMic.spacing;
+                    text: qsTr("use stereo for stereo devices");
+                    checked: false;
+                    onClicked: {
+                        var success = Audio.setIsStereoInput(checked);
+                        if (!success) {
+                            checked = !checked;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             RowLayout {
@@ -204,6 +218,8 @@ Rectangle {
                     text: devicename
                     onPressed: {
                         if (!checked) {
+                            stereoMic.checked = false;
+                            Audio.setIsStereoInput(false); // the next selected audio device might not support stereo
                             AudioScriptingInterface.setInputDevice(info, bar.currentIndex === 1);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index 873d294303..e2dae92a94 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -1397,9 +1397,11 @@ void AudioClient::setNoiseReduction(bool enable) {
 }
 
 
-void AudioClient::setIsStereoInput(bool isStereoInput) {
-    if (isStereoInput != _isStereoInput) {
+bool AudioClient::setIsStereoInput(bool isStereoInput) {
+    bool stereoInputChanged = false;
+    if (isStereoInput != _isStereoInput && _inputDeviceInfo.supportedChannelCounts().contains(2)) {
         _isStereoInput = isStereoInput;
+        stereoInputChanged = true;
 
         if (_isStereoInput) {
             _desiredInputFormat.setChannelCount(2);
@@ -1419,6 +1421,8 @@ void AudioClient::setIsStereoInput(bool isStereoInput) {
         // restart the input device
         switchInputToAudioDevice(_inputDeviceInfo);
     }
+
+    return stereoInputChanged;
 }
 
 bool AudioClient::outputLocalInjector(const AudioInjectorPointer& injector) {
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index 3e6e83b598..053202f583 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public slots:
     void toggleMute();
     bool isMuted() { return _muted; }
 
-    virtual void setIsStereoInput(bool stereo) override;
+    virtual bool setIsStereoInput(bool stereo) override;
 
     void setNoiseReduction(bool isNoiseGateEnabled);
     bool isNoiseReductionEnabled() const { return _isNoiseGateEnabled; }
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h b/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
index 37731c31f7..ba1e733f13 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 public slots:
     virtual bool shouldLoopbackInjectors() { return false; }
     
-    virtual void setIsStereoInput(bool stereo) = 0;
+    virtual bool setIsStereoInput(bool stereo) = 0;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(AbstractAudioInterface*)
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
index 28bf5ed163..dd8d284c12 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ ScriptAudioInjector* AudioScriptingInterface::playSound(SharedSoundPointer sound
     }
 }
 
-void AudioScriptingInterface::setStereoInput(bool stereo) {
+bool AudioScriptingInterface::setStereoInput(bool stereo) {
+    bool stereoInputChanged = false;
     if (_localAudioInterface) {
-        _localAudioInterface->setIsStereoInput(stereo);
+        stereoInputChanged = _localAudioInterface->setIsStereoInput(stereo);
     }
+    return stereoInputChanged;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
index 23a0861acd..d46430ccce 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ protected:
     // FIXME: there is no way to play a positionless sound
     Q_INVOKABLE ScriptAudioInjector* playSystemSound(SharedSoundPointer sound, const QVector3D& position);
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void setStereoInput(bool stereo);
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool setStereoInput(bool stereo);
 
 signals:
     void mutedByMixer(); /// the client has been muted by the mixer
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerDispatcher.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerDispatcher.js
index 18b194dd3a..4f041d3067 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerDispatcher.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerDispatcher.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
         this.totalVariance = 0;
         this.highVarianceCount = 0;
         this.veryhighVarianceCount = 0;
+        this.orderedPluginNames = [];
         this.tabletID = null;
         this.blacklist = [];
         this.pointerManager = new PointerManager();
diff --git a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
index 2b29fbf041..86bbe7086b 100644
--- a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
+++ b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
@@ -321,22 +321,19 @@ function multiDataUpdater(groupName, updateKeyPair, userDataElement, defaults) {
     }
     var keys = Object.keys(updateKeyPair);
     keys.forEach(function (key) {
-        delete parsedData[groupName][key];
         if (updateKeyPair[key] !== null && updateKeyPair[key] !== "null") {
             if (updateKeyPair[key] instanceof Element) {
                 if (updateKeyPair[key].type === "checkbox") {
-                    if (updateKeyPair[key].checked !== defaults[key]) {
-                        parsedData[groupName][key] = updateKeyPair[key].checked;
-                    }
+                    parsedData[groupName][key] = updateKeyPair[key].checked;
                 } else {
                     var val = isNaN(updateKeyPair[key].value) ? updateKeyPair[key].value : parseInt(updateKeyPair[key].value);
-                    if (val !== defaults[key]) {
-                        parsedData[groupName][key] = val;
-                    }
+                    parsedData[groupName][key] = val;
                 }
             } else {
                 parsedData[groupName][key] = updateKeyPair[key];
             }
+        } else if (defaults[key] !== null && defaults[key] !== "null") {
+            parsedData[groupName][key] = defaults[key];
         }
     });
     if (Object.keys(parsedData[groupName]).length === 0) {