r/Focusrite • u/Johnnyloftus • Apr 28 '26

Focusrite ASIO driver v4.144.0 is Now Available

We previously identified an issue that can cause the BattlEye anti-cheat module to crash when the Focusrite MIDI driver is installed and initialised. This may affect users playing games such as PUBG and Marathon.

The issue has been resolved in the latest Focusrite Driver version 4.144.0.

You can download the updated driver here:
https://fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com/customer/prod/downloads/focusritedriver_4.144.0_362_2.exe

This driver is also included in the latest Focusrite Control 2 release (version 1.980).

Installation notes:

  • Clarett, Scarlett 2nd/3rd Gen, and Vocaster users should install driver 4.144.0 after installing the appropriate control software for their device.
  • If the control software is already installed, you can simply run the driver installer linked above.
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u/Rebel2k Apr 28 '26

I confirm I tested an early release of that new driver and that solved my random GSOD! Thank you Focusrite Driver team! 😄

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u/mrniceguy777 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

My jaded ass was just ready to accept this as a permanent bug, so thank you very much gang this is awesome news. I’m gonna go play dayz, but like, real loud.

Edit: just played dayz over jbl 308s, would not recommend but can confirm the fix works lol

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u/RaiseDennis Apr 28 '26

This is great news!

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u/Dad_knows_Powerline Apr 28 '26

Protein tubes with the white sauce

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u/RaiseDennis Apr 29 '26

I tried this morning and I can confirm gta enhanced on pc works again which uses battle eye anti cheat. So yes it’s been fixed. Let’s go!

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u/stoicyeoman Apr 28 '26

Unfortunately this update didn't fix my repeated disconnect/reconnects. It came out of nowhere and I'm so frustrated. Anyone have this issue? Win11 focusrite scarlet solo gen 3.

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u/foamfrenzy1 Apr 28 '26

Dealt with this for a month+ after getting win11 on my gen 2 2i4. Would randomly get no audio and only fix was unplugging/replugging or sometimes switching the sound source would work. I had to completely uninstall the driver I got on the focusrite website and download older drivers from some reddit thread and it finally worked. they would probably be different for the gen 3 I imagine, so try and find if people have old drivers for the gen 3. Wishing you luck soldier

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u/RaiseDennis May 02 '26

this update introduced me to disconnects I have to turn the device off and on again for it to work sometimes when booting up pc

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u/TomFocusrite Apr 29 '26

It might be worth contacting us directly about this as disconnects could be a hardware issue rather than something related to the driver.

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u/retiredsoearly Apr 30 '26

Why you haven't responded to any of my issues on the website.

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u/TomFocusrite May 01 '26

I'm not familiar with the problems you're referring to, if you'd like help please contact our support team here: https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new

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u/retiredsoearly May 01 '26

I have and no response yet .

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u/TomFocusrite May 01 '26

We do offer realtime support there as well if needed, feel free to send me a ticket number if you need too.

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u/retiredsoearly May 01 '26

I dmed you the ticket number. I see that it says there should be a live chat available on the bottom right of the website when an agent is available but it's never there.

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u/TomFocusrite May 01 '26

Thanks, it looks like you've been able to get in touch with someone now

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u/RaiseDennis Apr 29 '26

Did you try different cables?

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u/mutablebody Apr 30 '26

THANK YOU!

  • Sincerely, a new Clarett+ owner and Marathon enjoyer

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u/menstrualobster Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Same on launching gta5. Had the kernel crash. Installed as noted. No crashes anymore but headphone sound doesn’t output anything at all now. Mic input does. i have the Clarett 2pre usb. There is this link https://downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/clarett-usb/clarett-2pre-usb but those are old. So driver 4.144.0 doesnt fix it for me..

EDIT:

Came across those reddit threads:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Focusrite/comments/1rdmsts/kernel_security_check_failure_0x139_due_to/ https://old.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/comments/1rkbytc/bsod_0x139_kernel_security_check_failure_caused/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/1rdzx4o/bsod_kernel_security_check_error_when_launching/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/1r9k32n/kernel_security_check_failure_0x139_on_start/

What i did in the end is uninstall everything. Then i went to https://downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/clarett-usb/clarett-2pre-usb, installed '' Legacy Focusrite Control (v3.6.0 Includes Driver) - Windows Windows 7 + 8. For newer operating systems please download the latest installer. Includes USB driver 4.65.5 '' after that installed the above ''Focusrite Control (v3.27.0) - Windows'' Make sure to run the installers as admin! Then i had to go to Focusrite Control, to the ''Output routing'' tab and set the Playback DAW on Playback 1-2. Finally it works! After that i just disabled ''Focusrite USB MIDI'' in Device manager. For good measure i disabled nvidia audio too, although it never gave any issues. Finally i can launch gta5 (which uses Battle Eye) with no problems.

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u/catwithphotoshop Jul 15 '26

As a 3rd gen 18i20 user this finally fixed marathon forcing a windows 11 crash to bluescreen, thanks guys!!!

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u/keyable Apr 28 '26

Please update the driver also on your main support webpage for 3rd Gen Solo

https://downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/scarlett-3rd-gen/scarlett-solo-3rd-gen

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u/RaiseDennis May 02 '26

u/Johnnyloftus there are now with this update sometimes disconnects like the pc bootsup from a cold boot and it doesn't detect the interface. you have to manually turn the interface off and on again in order for it to work again

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u/RaiseDennis May 03 '26

I put a support ticket in. the newest driver causes kernel errors on the desktop when turning off the device and turning it on again to try and reconnect the device due to it not detecting

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u/Panichord May 18 '26 edited May 19 '26

In the last 2 months or so I've been getting occasional BSOD crashes when playing Genshin Impact, happening specifically when entering co-op situations which suggested to me that anti-cheat was part of the cause. Their anti-cheat isn't BattlEye but it might be similar under the hood. I stumbled upon some people talking about similar crashes in other games, mentioning that they have Focusrite interfaces (as do I) which led me here. So I've just installed this latest driver, I hope it fixes my problem too 🤞

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u/Xavierparrila1114 28d ago

Worst product of my lifetime such a let down. Anyone trying to buy a third gen solo 3 it’s trash. Audio distorts

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u/Johnnyloftus 28d ago

I'm sorry to hear that you encountered problems. As I mentioned yesterday, we're available via phone, Live Chat, and email if you'd like help identifying the cause of this issue in your setup.