CPU usage around 35% on low spec. laptop. Is re-install advised?

[doolhoofd]

Hi @dech. Welcome back.
Have you read through the standard troubleshooting list (bannered and pinned at the top of the forum)?
Points 1 (updating to the latest version if you haven’t done so yet), 8 (running as Admin), and 16 through 20, seem most relevant to your issue.

@doolhoofd

16. In Windows Sound Settings: disable Exclusive Mode; disable Hardware Acceleration (found in the Advanced tab); and disable all Enhancements, for all devices;

17. In Windows Sound Settings, under the Communications tab, select “Do nothing” as Windows’ response when detecting communication activity;

18. In Windows Sound Settings, it often helps to disable all the devices that you don’t need (done via “Don’t allow” in Windows 11), including any hidden ones;

19. FxSound’s UI graphics are built on an OpenGL-based framework. DirectX Extensions Viewer lets you check if your graphics hardware supports OpenGL and if OpenGL is enabled;

20. If you’re experiencing laggy or choppy audio, downloading LatencyMon and running a scan (preferably with FxSound alternately On and Off) should help identify the cause;

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[Troubleshooting]

https://forum.fxsound.com/t/troubleshooting/3105 If you’re having trouble getting FxSound to work properly, here’s a summary of the most relevant troubleshooting tips. The Bonus Presets can be downloaded here; there’s a pack of 59 extra Presets (with the 12 Bonus Presets included) shared here, and all previous versions of the purple FxSound are free to download on VideoHelp, while the Latest Release and Releases pages of the FxSound GitHub …