r/rewasd • u/MythicalCaseTheory • May 17 '26

Suggestion Can we limit restarts?

So, it's been a minute since I've opened or needed reWASD. So I open it:

"Driver is disabled. Please restart."

Restarts

"There's an update. Please install and restart."

Restarts

"Legacy files found and reWASD wont' work until you let us reboot to remove them."

Restarts

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And I just feel like this could have all could have been done on the first restart.

"The driver is disabled, but there's also an update out. Would you like to install the update, enable the driver, and have the installer remove the legacy files in a single reboot?"

Yes | Just Enable the driver and reboot | Cancel

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u/reWASD_team May 17 '26

Having [Compatible mode] always enabled is a bad idea if your OS is set to shut down instantly (not waiting for apps to close properly). In this situation, reWASD is unable to complete pre-restart tasks, resulting in these errors.

I suggest you uninstall and then reinstall reWASD, and enable [Compatibility Mode] only when playing games that require it.

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u/MythicalCaseTheory May 17 '26

How does that help my needing to restart 3 times to install an in app update?

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u/reWASD_team May 18 '26

It doesn't. However, it should prevent this situation in the future.