# Disable default lens flares **URL:** \ **Category:** XR Development\ **Tags:** lens-flares, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [August 7, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/disable-default-lens-flares/366405 "2016-08-07T18:07:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_4beee3f3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_4beee3f3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_4beee3f3)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/disable-default-lens-flares/366405/1 "2016-08-07T18:07:30Z")
Hey guys, as you can see in the picture, I have some kind of lens flares in my viewport when playing my project. The thing that really bothers me is that those flares don’t seem to be generated by postprocessing, so I cannot turn them off via postprocessing options. Do you have an idea how to turn them off? This is very annoying as it destroys the VR experience. ![101903-lensflares.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/7/7/b7738de55d068784a543363ae7551883746bf837.png) ---
**Author:** ![MrGoatsy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/mrgoatsy/32/918697_2.png) [@MrGoatsy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MrGoatsy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/disable-default-lens-flares/366405/2 "2016-08-07T18:54:31Z")
Put a post processing effect in your level, then in the details set it to unbound and search for lens flare and set it to 0. [](https://i.imgur.com/YGEovIk.png) [![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/8/58d0df028f49b22239459f93750b485092c9a8d1.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/1p3dZvJ.png) ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_4beee3f3](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_4beee3f3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_4beee3f3)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/disable-default-lens-flares/366405/3 "2016-08-08T06:50:03Z")
That did the trick! Many thanks!