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=== Can I feed the VM directly into OBS? ===
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=== Can I feel the VM directly into to OBS ===
  
Yes provided you're using a bleeding-edge version, [[OBS]] support is brand new. There is a plugin to build in the `obs` directory for this.
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Yes provided you're using a bleeding-edge version, OBS support is brand new. There is a plugin to build in the `obs` directory for this.
  
 
'''Note''': This plugin is brand new and is missing mouse cursor support.
 
'''Note''': This plugin is brand new and is missing mouse cursor support.
 
'''Update''': As of commit 4f40ce4b40dbf98b3cacd1baaf66fc11f8633c0c, full cursor support is now available and is slated for Beta 3.
 
  
 
=== Why is my UPS (Updates Per Second) so low? ===
 
=== Why is my UPS (Updates Per Second) so low? ===
There are several reasons why this can happen, the most common is your capture resolution. At the time of this writing, the windows capture methods struggle to capture high resolutions under certain circumstances, as a general rule of thumb anything greater than 1200p (1920x1200) starts to suffer from performance issues.
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There are several reasons why this can happen, the most common is your capture resolution. At the time of this writing, the windows capture methods struggle to capture high resolutions under certain circumstances, as a general rule of thumb anything greater then 1200p (1920x1200) starts to suffer from performance issues.
  
 
Another cause can be how the game or application you are running is configured. Because of the way windows integrate with the WDM (Windows Desktop Manager) running applications in "Full Screen" mode may in some cases cause a large performance penalty. Try switching to windowed full-screen mode, the difference in performance can be like night and day. Titles known to be affected by this are Fallout76, The BattleField Series and SCUM.
 
Another cause can be how the game or application you are running is configured. Because of the way windows integrate with the WDM (Windows Desktop Manager) running applications in "Full Screen" mode may in some cases cause a large performance penalty. Try switching to windowed full-screen mode, the difference in performance can be like night and day. Titles known to be affected by this are Fallout76, The BattleField Series and SCUM.
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=== The mouse is jumpy, slow, laggy when using SPICE ===
 
=== The mouse is jumpy, slow, laggy when using SPICE ===
  
Please be sure to install the SPICE guest tools from https://www.spice-space.org/download.html#windows-binaries.
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Please be sure to install the SPICE guest tools from https://www.spice-space.org/download.html.
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As an added benefit, this will also enable clipboard synchronization if you also add the spice chardev (also known as Spice channel if using libvirt).
  
 
=== How to enable clipboard synchronization via SPICE ===
 
=== How to enable clipboard synchronization via SPICE ===
 
Install the SPICE guest tools from https://www.spice-space.org/download.html#windows-binaries.
 
  
 
Choose only one of the settings below (the one that applies to your configuration):
 
Choose only one of the settings below (the one that applies to your configuration):
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== Audio ==
 
== Audio ==
Looking Glass does not handle audio at all, nor will it ever. However an audio solution know as Scream is included in the Additional Guides section with two methods for installation:
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Looking Glass does not handle audio at all, nor will it ever. If you're having audio problems please look to Qemu for help.
* [[Using_Scream_over_LAN | Using Scream over LAN]]
 
* [[Using_Scream_over_IVSHMEM | Using Scream over IVSHMEM]]
 
Of the two '''Scream over LAN''' is objectively better however if complete isolation of the VM from the Host network is necessary '''Scream over IVSHMEM''' will get it done.
 
  
 
== Windows ==
 
== Windows ==
  
 
=== The Windows Logon Screen, Shutdown, UAC Dialogs, Ctrl+Alt+Del, LockScreen do not work. ===
 
=== The Windows Logon Screen, Shutdown, UAC Dialogs, Ctrl+Alt+Del, LockScreen do not work. ===
 
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These screens are on the "Secure Desktop", Microsoft has intentionally limited access to capture this screen to prevent malware attempting to capture information from these screens that might be sensitive. There is little we can do here unless Microsoft are willing to let us sign the host application as an 'Accessibility' program.
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'''Note:''' This information is deprecated as of 2020-08-12, the host now has a helper service to launch it at login with elevated privileges. As of 2021-01-16, even the login screen can be captured.
 
 
 
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These screens are on the "Secure Desktop", Microsoft has intentionally limited access to capture this screen to prevent malware attempting to capture information from these screens that might be sensitive. There is little we can do here unless Microsoft is willing to let us sign the host application as an 'Accessibility' program.`
 
 
 
The workaround for this issue is to turn down the security level in the `User Account Control Settings` dialog as shown here:
 
 
 
[[Image:Uac.png]]
 
  
 
Users of NVIDIA cards that support the NVidia Capture API (Quadro, Tesla, etc) will find this limitation only applies to the Windows Logon Screen and Shutdown Screens, the NvFBC capture API is able to capture the "Secure Desktop" outside of Microsoft's control.
 
Users of NVIDIA cards that support the NVidia Capture API (Quadro, Tesla, etc) will find this limitation only applies to the Windows Logon Screen and Shutdown Screens, the NvFBC capture API is able to capture the "Secure Desktop" outside of Microsoft's control.
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=== The Windows host program doesn't work as a service ===
 
=== The Windows host program doesn't work as a service ===
 
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'''Note:''' This information is deprecated as of 2020-08-12, the host now has a helper service to launch it at login with elevated privileges.
 
 
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As of Windows Vista, Microsoft deprecated the ability for services to interact with the user's desktop, and as of Windows 10 this is enforced. There is nothing we can do about this.
 
As of Windows Vista, Microsoft deprecated the ability for services to interact with the user's desktop, and as of Windows 10 this is enforced. There is nothing we can do about this.
  
 
Please see [[Installation#Using_the_Windows_Host_Application|Using the Windows Host Application]] for how to setup a scheduled task to launch the application at login.
 
Please see [[Installation#Using_the_Windows_Host_Application|Using the Windows Host Application]] for how to setup a scheduled task to launch the application at login.
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=== NvFBC (NVIDIA Capture API) doesn't work ===
 
=== NvFBC (NVIDIA Capture API) doesn't work ===

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