diff --git a/app/AsusUSB.cs b/app/AsusUSB.cs
index 2322d1f9..61943a57 100644
--- a/app/AsusUSB.cs
+++ b/app/AsusUSB.cs
@@ -508,13 +508,16 @@ namespace GHelper
                     auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(LED_INIT3);
                     auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(LED_INIT4);
                     auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(LED_INIT5);
-                    auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(PrepareAuraMessage(new byte[] { AURA_HID_ID, 0xbc, 1, 0, 0, 0 }));
-                    auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(PrepareAuraMessage(new byte[] { AURA_HID_ID, 0xbc, 1, 1, 4, 0 }));
+
+                    auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(new byte[] { AURA_HID_ID, 0xbc, 1, 0, 0 });
+                    auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(new byte[] { AURA_HID_ID, 0xbc, 1, 1, 4 });
                 }
 
+                auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(new byte[] { AURA_HID_ID, 0xbc, 1, 0, 0 });
                 auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(msg);
 
-            } else
+            }
+            else
             {
                 auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(AuraMessage(0, color, color, 0));
                 auraDevice.WriteFeatureData(MESSAGE_SET);
diff --git a/app/Input/InputDispatcher.cs b/app/Input/InputDispatcher.cs
index 88a6bed8..9d4cffa7 100644
--- a/app/Input/InputDispatcher.cs
+++ b/app/Input/InputDispatcher.cs
@@ -104,14 +104,19 @@ namespace GHelper.Input
             if (keyProfile != Keys.None) hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift | ModifierKeys.Control, keyProfile);
             if (keyApp != Keys.None) hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift | ModifierKeys.Control, keyApp);
 
-            hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Control, Keys.VolumeDown);
-            hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Control, Keys.VolumeUp);
-            hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift, Keys.VolumeDown);
-            hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift, Keys.VolumeUp);
+            if (!AppConfig.Is("skip_hotkeys"))
+            {
+                hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Control, Keys.VolumeDown);
+                hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Control, Keys.VolumeUp);
+                hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift, Keys.VolumeDown);
+                hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.Shift, Keys.VolumeUp);
+            }
 
             if (!AppConfig.ContainsModel("Z13"))
+            {
                 if (actionM1 is not null && actionM1.Length > 0) hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.None, Keys.VolumeDown);
-            if (actionM2 is not null && actionM2.Length > 0) hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.None, Keys.VolumeUp);
+                if (actionM2 is not null && actionM2.Length > 0) hook.RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys.None, Keys.VolumeUp);
+            }
 
             // FN-Lock group