# Get it gone

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/get-it-gone/2443>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/get-it-gone/2443 "2023-10-30T08:46:26Z")\
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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:** [October 30, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/get-it-gone/2443/3 "2023-10-30T13:48:51Z")

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Hello again Benji;  
As far as I know, there are only a limited number of ways to “get rid of” FxSound:

1. Disabling from Control Panel \> Sound;

2. Disabling from Windows Sound Settings;

3. Uninstalling from Control Panel \> Uninstall or change a program;

4. Removing the FxSound Audio Enhancer driver from Device Manager \> Sound, video and game controllers;

5. Uninstalling with specialized full uninstaller software.

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- Here is a list of methods how to open the Control Panel in Windows 10 and 11 for options 1 and 3 described above:  
[https://www.digitalcitizen.life/8-ways-start-control-panel-windows-10/](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/8-ways-start-control-panel-windows-10/)

- Here is a list of methods how to open the Windows Sound Settings for option 2:  
[https://www.makeuseof.com/ways-to-open-sound-settings-windows-pc/](https://www.makeuseof.com/ways-to-open-sound-settings-windows-pc/)

- Here are the instructions on how to manually remove the driver for option 4; please note, you will need to restart your computer afterwards, and you’ll still want to check in Control Panel (under Uninstall or change a program) afterwards to verify it is uninstalled there, and, if not, uninstall it through Control Panel as well:

> [@Oops there's an issue with your playback device settings \[OOPS ERROR\]](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/oops-theres-an-issue-with-your-playback-device-settings-oops-error/553/5):
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> […] Try removing the device manually, by uninstalling the device with “Delete the driver software for this device” option checked.
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/1X/5ad2534b6603ae7f02e9a946dac587dd35ee577b.png)
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/1X/4ef9fadacc03f721a65b7924b9a3ac98f4a40533.png)
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> If the driver installation again fails and shows a ⚠ sign in the device name in Device Manager, please share the installation log file %WINDIR%\inf\setupapi.dev.log with us.

- Here is a list of uninstaller software for option 5, you should be able to complete the process by looking up and following the instructions given by the programs themselves:  
[https://www.techradar.com/best/best-free-software-uninstallers](https://www.techradar.com/best/best-free-software-uninstallers)

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Let me know if this was helpful or not, and please share which of these methods you have tried so far.  
Also, you haven’t shared which version of Windows you are running yet, so that information would be useful too.  
The last time you posted, it seemed like the problem was more or less stable, and there was no news from you since:

> [@FXSound has bricked my PC, in terms of Audio](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-has-bricked-my-pc-in-terms-of-audio/2293/7):
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> This seems to have worked just now, so thank you very much.
> 
> I will still reply to the other replies here tomorrow, because I think it was a fairly important issue, so I would like to give you guys my specs if that will help. There was also another question about something else… regarding keeping the software or not, pehaps, which is a reasonable question and I need to think about it after a good night’s rest.
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> Thank you personally, and thanks everyone else who was so quick to help.

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