# About audio Exclusive mode

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [August 11, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407 "2024-08-11T18:31:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Thelucifer1978](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/thelucifer1978/32/2100_2.png) [@Thelucifer1978](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Thelucifer1978)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407/1 "2024-08-11T18:31:05Z")

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Hello there am using the Realtek High Definition Audio with fxsound my question is do i need to disable the exclusive mode ( Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device and give exclusive mode applications priority) or do i leave them enabled ? thanks

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**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407/2 "2024-08-11T19:41:48Z")

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Hello Lucifer. 🔥  
Point 15 of the main troubleshooting list (at the top) advises disabling Exclusive Mode.

> [@bvijay](#):
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> If Exclusive Mode is enabled on the audio output device, and another application is already using the device, then the other application can take control of audio playback, and FxSound will not be able to use the same device to stream audio.

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**Author:** ![Thelucifer1978](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/thelucifer1978/32/2100_2.png) [@Thelucifer1978](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Thelucifer1978)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407/3 "2024-08-11T21:33:18Z")

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Thanks for the advise done Exclusive Mode disabled the only thing my laptop does not have is the Hardware Acceleration [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/VkffK6d)

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**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/about-audio-exclusive-mode/3407/4 "2024-08-11T22:11:57Z")

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Consider that a good thing.  
The presence of Hardware Acceleration settings will often vary between (audio) devices.  
Some devices might have it, some don’t.