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# \&forcecontrols

General Option! ([`&push`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push.md), [`&room`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room.md), [`&view`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view.md), [`&scene`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md))

## Details

`&forcecontrols` is experimental, but it will try to keep the video controls visible, even if your mouse isn't hovering over the video.

{% hint style="info" %}
The VDO.Ninja tab/window still needs to be 'active' however, for this to work; changing focus to another tab will stop it.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Only works really for Chrome/Chromium on desktop; not Firefox, etc.
{% endhint %}

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/IwXsHVSWVzwk3fpiTHtk" %}
[\&videocontrols](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-videocontrols.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/E702xoQrnCPsyoRie2eR" %}
[\&nocontrols](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-nocontrols.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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