Crackling Audio Stream when Voicemeeter is in background (power throttling)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 2:44 pm
If your audio is stable but becomes unstable and crackling when swapping to another application (Discord, Chrome, Word...) or setting Voicemeeter in background or system tray then you have certainly a power throttling option problem (coming with some 2025 Win11 update).
Run the command prompt in administrator mode and type
to get the list of applications with power throttling disabled (Never On).
to disable Power Throttling option for a given application , you must use this instruction
then possible reboot your computer to be sure about the option effectivity.
You can disable power throttling option for every audio application in the chain (for example):
Run the command prompt in administrator mode and type
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>powercfg /powerthrottling /list- PowerThrottlingList.png (11.84 KiB) Viewed 68 times
to disable Power Throttling option for a given application , you must use this instruction
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>powercfg /powerthrottling disable /path C:\Program Files (x86)\VB\Voicemeeter\voicemeeter8x64.exeYou can disable power throttling option for every audio application in the chain (for example):
- DisablePowerThrottling.png (11.37 KiB) Viewed 66 times