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Razer Synapse not switching profiles for some (major) apps

  • February 3, 2026
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The latest Synapse update (I had one yesterday I think) disabled the automatic profile switch for some applications. The profiles do not switch automatically for Google Chrome or VSCode, but they do work for others like Visual Studio or some games.
I tried everything that was suggested in some support threads regarding the faulty profiles switch (there are lots of them apparently, meaning Synapse is quite buggy).

Razer, please debug the latest release or give me a link to an older version of Synapse 4.

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  • Insider Mini
  • February 3, 2026

I just had a Synapse update, and my profiles are not switching automatically for some software. They are not switching for Google Chrome or VSCode, but they do work for others like Visual Studio or some games.
I tried everything. Resetting everything, reinstalling Synapse… nothing works.

Razer, please debug the latest release or give me a link to an older version of Synapse 4.


  • Author
  • Insider Mini
  • February 3, 2026

I juste tried it on my second computer, I get the same result : Synapse is not switching profiles any more for some apps (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, ...) but it works for other apps.


I too am having this issue. I thought my Razer Synapse just broke for some reason. So I uninstalled and and reinstalled and the issue is still there. It probably is a bug in the new update (which I did not even know was the cause).


  • Insider Mini
  • February 5, 2026

FYI folks, same issue and tried these, not working though

  • Unlinking/relinking apps
  • Recreating profiles from scratch
  • Restarting Synapse
  • Clean reinstall of Synapse 4
  • FRESH WINDOWS INSTALLATION FROM SCRATCH

Synapse 4 failed to recognize: VSCode, mstsc.exe (windows rdp client), firefox. Pathetic. 


This is really affecting my productivity here. Can we all agree a fix is urgent?


  • Insider Mini
  • February 11, 2026

Thank you for posting this. I have the same issue. This makes my keypad almost obsolete, so I hope we get a fix soon.


erikpienk
  • Insider Mini
  • February 11, 2026

This is stressing me out, this app is so inconsistent! sometimes works, sometimes stops working, seems the only reliable things are games, but Browsers and Office apps are not consistent.