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

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**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/cpu-usage-around-35-on-low-spec-laptop-is-re-install-advised/4581 "2024-11-27T02:55:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/cpu-usage-around-35-on-low-spec-laptop-is-re-install-advised/4581/3 "2024-11-27T23:19:05Z")

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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.

> [@\[Troubleshooting\]](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/troubleshooting/3105/1):
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> 1. In Windows Sound Settings: **disable Exclusive Mode; disable Hardware Acceleration** (found in the Advanced tab); and **disable all Enhancements, _for all devices_** ;
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> 2. In Windows Sound Settings, under the Communications tab, select “Do nothing” as Windows’ response when detecting communication activity;
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> 3. 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;
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> 4. FxSound’s UI graphics are built on an OpenGL-based framework. [DirectX Extensions Viewer](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/directx-extensions-viewer/9WZDNCRFK07L) lets you check if your graphics hardware supports OpenGL and if OpenGL is enabled;
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> 5. If you’re experiencing laggy or choppy audio, downloading [LatencyMon](https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon) and running a scan (preferably with FxSound alternately On and Off) should help identify the cause;

> **[Resplendence Software - LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio...](https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon)**
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> LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio and other tasks

> [@\[Troubleshooting\]](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/troubleshooting/3105):
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> hammer_and_wrench sos [https://forum.fxsound.com/t/troubleshooting/3105](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/troubleshooting/3105) sos hammer_and_wrench 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](https://www.fxsound.com/presets); there’s a pack of 59 extra Presets (with the 12 Bonus Presets included) [shared here](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/i-cant-download-the-preset/1697/), and all previous versions of the purple FxSound are [free to download on VideoHelp](https://www.videohelp.com/software/FxSound-/old-versions), while the [Latest Release](https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app/releases/tag/latest) and [Releases](https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app/releases) pages of the [FxSound GitHub](https://github.com/fxsound2) …

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