# \[REQUEST\] Disable transcoding for anyone EXCEPT home users **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-disable-transcoding-for-anyone-except-home-users/534907 "2020-01-30T13:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RockStar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rockstar/32/613_2.png) [@RockStar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RockStar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-disable-transcoding-for-anyone-except-home-users/534907/1 "2020-01-30T13:54:41Z")
First of all, Im very excited that the possibility to turn video transcoding off finally is here. I love everything about it and I really couldnt ask for more. But I will anyways: Would it be possible to allow home users to still transcode while excluding everyone else? I dont mind friends using my BW, I just dont want them to hog Resources from my CPU. But every now and then Id like to limit my own and my daughters BW usage when we are on the og so I would love to see a user differentiation ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-disable-transcoding-for-anyone-except-home-users/534907/2 "2021-06-26T15:05:47Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@disable transcoding (per user setting)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588): > > Hi,   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 ...   thanks for considering !   edd--