# How to disable DirectX in JUCE 8?

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/how-to-disable-directx-in-juce-8/61822>\
**Category:** General JUCE discussion\
**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/how-to-disable-directx-in-juce-8/61822 "2024-06-13T06:19:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/how-to-disable-directx-in-juce-8/61822/11 "2024-08-12T08:18:33Z")

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Which unfortunately is not an option, because JUCE decided without notice to drop maintenance of JUCE 7 alltogether:

> [@BR (Windows): Standalone App, high cpu usage when monitor is off](https://forum.juce.com/t/br-windows-standalone-app-high-cpu-usage-when-monitor-is-off/52657/5):
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> No, JUCE 7 won’t receive any more updates at this point.

A minimum commitment to backport essential fixes to JUCE 7 is something a user would expect from their paid suppliers.

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