# Light color persists

**URL:** <https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213>\
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**Created:** [July 16, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213 "2015-07-16T06:56:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/1 "2015-07-16T06:56:54Z")

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I have the following phenomenon:  
I shutdown my PC and Blinkstick keeps the last light color (green for example; Blinkstick is connected to a monitor USB hub). If I start the PC I cannot reset the light by software. So the old light color and the new light color are now mixed. (old green light, new color is blue = yellow).  
Is there a way to avoid this? At the moment I can only plug the device off and reconnect it.

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/2 "2015-07-16T08:01:02Z")

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What OS and software are you using to control BlinkStick?

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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/3 "2015-07-16T09:46:30Z")

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Win7 64bit and NotifierLight 🙂

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/4 "2015-07-16T09:57:26Z")

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You can get a notification that windows is shutting down and turn off BlinkStick just before application is closed.

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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/5 "2015-07-16T09:59:05Z")

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Yeah I know but thats not the point. I cannot reset the color. I send color black but the color is still green. I send blue and the light is yellow… I have to plug it off to reset.

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/6 "2015-07-16T09:59:45Z")

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So BlinkStick ignores any requests to change the color after reboot?

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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/7 "2015-07-16T10:06:16Z")

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Yes, thats what I meant

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/8 "2015-07-16T10:17:43Z")

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Which of the devices is it?

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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/9 "2015-07-16T10:20:35Z")

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It is a Blinkstick square in mode 3

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/10 "2015-07-16T10:27:24Z")

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Does it happen in mode 2?

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**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/light-color-persists/213/11 "2015-07-16T10:41:02Z")

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Cannot reproduce it at the moment. But it seems it does not have to do with the shutdown. My colleagues say that sometimes during the day the light stops working until they “replug” the device. I think I need to do a bit more research to give you more details…