# Machine settings wont change

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033 "2020-09-30T23:34:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GameModelMaker](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GameModelMaker](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/GameModelMaker)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/1 "2020-09-30T23:34:23Z")

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I am having a strange issue where my machine setting change wont stick. I am trying to reduce my idle speed for rotary use. Its at 400mm/s, and I am trying to reduce it to 5mm/s. However, when I type in 5, click “write”, click “OK”, then go back to machine settings, it reverts to 400mm/s. Any ideas why it wont take the change?

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**Author:** ![rojhan](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@rojhan](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/rojhan)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/2 "2020-10-01T00:05:43Z")

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Are you hitting enter or tab after typing ‘5’?

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**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/3 "2020-10-01T01:19:08Z")

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Technically you’re not supposed to need to do that, but on some older versions this was necessary, and I’ve seen it happen on Mac too.

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**Author:** ![GameModelMaker](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GameModelMaker](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/GameModelMaker)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/4 "2020-10-08T18:38:29Z")

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Oz, If this setting continues to refuse to change, what might work to get it working properly? Should I reinstall lightburn?

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**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/5 "2020-10-08T18:45:37Z")

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Reinstalling rarely changes anything. Clicking away from the setting after you change it, and then clicking ‘Write’ might work. If it doesn’t, please let me know which setting you’re trying to change and I’ll have a look.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/machine-settings-wont-change/23033/6 "2020-11-07T18:45:39Z")

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Closed on November 7, 2020, 6:45pm UTC

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