# Per user transcode options

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/per-user-transcode-options/598460>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/per-user-transcode-options/598460 "2020-06-01T18:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/per-user-transcode-options/598460/2 "2020-06-01T19:14:01Z")

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This request comes up fairly frequently; a quick search using your exact post title returns this existing feature request:

> [@disable transcoding (per user setting)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588):
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> Hi, &nbsp; I would love to have a feature that would allow me to disable transcoding on a per-user base. I share my media amongst some users but I have to ask them to only directplay (using the plex theatre app on PC/MAC) because otherwise after 4 concurrent sessions my CPU starts to give up ... &nbsp; thanks for considering ! &nbsp; edd-- &nbsp; &nbsp;

I’d recommend voting over there.

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