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Synapse 4 is somehow worse than synapse 2

  • November 26, 2025
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I've been a razer user since synapse 2. I was overjoyed for synapse 3 to come out, as synpase 2 was terrible, and when I first saw synapse 4 i was again overjoyed.

 

Now, synaose 4 is out and it may as well be malware.

 

Lighting effects don't work half the time, and the most annoying thing: my audio devices.

 

For years, I have had my razer nomo speakers on my desk switched off. 

 

When I want to use them, turn them on, instant speakers, when I'm done turn them off, instant headphones.

 

Now, turning my nomos on, stops my mouse working for about 2 minutes as it refreshed all razer devices, and then takes about 5 mins of turning them on and off before I get sound.

 

If I turn them off to go back to my headphones, synapse gets stuck, refuses to detect any of my devices, so I have to restart my PC.

 

Ditch the project, go back to 3. It worked and was honestly the best peice of "gaming hardware" software.

 

This is malware, it cripples my Pc, and makes something as simple as switching an audio devices impossible.

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geoRubyRed221
  • Insider Mini
  • December 1, 2025

Funny, I was looking today for user reviews on synapse 4 to see if anything has changes since my terrible experience with it last summer when I migrated to win 11. And I can only say your review confirmed my fears.

It baffles me that they’re trying to force all of us to upgrade to 4 when it’s a horrid software suite. Honestly, I only wish we could download individual driver WITHOUT the need of that awful bloatware. I sure know my next purchases will be razer-free.