akvirtualcamera-wiki/Hacks.md

Hacks are intended to fix common problems with the virtual camera, and are intended to be used by developers and advanced users only.  

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**WARNING**: Unsafe hacks can brick your system, make it unstable, or expose it to a serious security risk. You are solely responsible of whatever happens for using them. Don't use them unless you know what you are doing. Remember to make a backup of your system and files before using them.  
**You been warned, don't come and cry later**.  
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You can list the available hacks with:

```
AkVCamManager hacks
```

A hack can be either **safe** or **unsafe**. Safe hacks can be run without major risks to the system. Meanwhile, unsafe hacks can cause a serious threat to your system or applications, it can lower the security barriers, or make irreversible changes.  
Unsafe hacks requires explicit user confirmation for executing them.  
**No documentation or support will be provided for using unsafe hacks**, if you want to know how to use them, you must read the [source code](https://github.com/webcamoid/akvirtualcamera).  
You can apply a hack with:

```
AkVCamManager hack HACK_NAME HACK_PARAMETERS...
```

Here is a list of available safe hacks.

<table>
    <thead>
        <tr><th>Hack</th><th>Is safe?</th><th>Description</th><th>Parameters</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr><td>set-service-up</td><td>Yes</td><td>Setup and start virtual camera service if isn't working.</td><td>None</td></tr>
        <tr><td>set-service-down</td><td>Yes</td><td>Stop and unregister virtual camera service.</td><td>None</td></tr>
    </tbody>
    <tfoot>
        <tr><th>Hack</th><th>Is safe?</th><th>Description</th><th>Parameters</th></tr>
    </tfoot>
</table>