diff --git a/tnc/audio.py b/tnc/audio.py
index 0345906e..69b08c3b 100644
--- a/tnc/audio.py
+++ b/tnc/audio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 import json
-
+import sys
+import multiprocessing
 ####################################################
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7088672/pyaudio-working-but-spits-out-error-messages-each-time
 # https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA/issues/22
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ import json
 from ctypes import *
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import pyaudio
-from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
-AUDIO_DEVICES = Queue()
+
+AUDIO_DEVICES = multiprocessing.Queue()
 
 
 
@@ -31,13 +32,15 @@ def noalsaerr():
     
 # with noalsaerr():
 #   p = pyaudio.PyAudio()
-######################################################
+#####################################################
 
 def get_audio_devices():
-    p = Process(target=update_audio_devices)
+
+    p = multiprocessing.Process(target=update_audio_devices)
     p.start()
     p.join()
     audio_devices = AUDIO_DEVICES.get()
+
     return audio_devices    
     
 def update_audio_devices():
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ def update_audio_devices():
             output_devices.append({"id": i, "name": str(name)})
     
     p.terminate()
+
     AUDIO_DEVICES.put([input_devices, output_devices])
-
+    return [input_devices, output_devices]
 
diff --git a/tnc/daemon.py b/tnc/daemon.py
index e2141f2a..eb41a0e3 100755
--- a/tnc/daemon.py
+++ b/tnc/daemon.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import audio
 import sock
 import atexit
 import signal
+import multiprocessing
 
 # signal handler for closing aplication
 def signal_handler(sig, frame):
@@ -58,12 +59,11 @@ class DAEMON():
         
     def update_audio_devices(self):
         while 1:
-            #print("update audio")
             try:
-                static.AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICES, static.AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICES = audio.get_audio_devices()
-                # WE NEED TO WAIT SOME MORE TIME, SO WE ARE NOT CAUSING A CRASH ON RASPBERRY PIs!
-                # pyAudio will crash there if we are opening and closing pyaudio too fast
-                time.sleep(3)
+                if not static.TNCSTARTED:
+                    print("updating audio devices")
+                    static.AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICES, static.AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICES = audio.get_audio_devices()
+                time.sleep(2)
             except Exception as e:
                 print(e)
     
@@ -281,10 +281,13 @@ class DAEMON():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+    # we need to run this on windows for multiprocessing support
+    multiprocessing.freeze_support()
     # --------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS
     PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Simons TEST TNC')
     PARSER.add_argument('--port', dest="socket_port",default=3001, help="Socket port", type=int)
-    
+    #PARSER.add_argument('--multiprocessing-fork', dest="multi_processing", help="test", type=str)    
+    #PARSER.add_argument('pipe_handle', dest="pipe_handle_param", help="test", type=str)    
     ARGS = PARSER.parse_args()
     static.DAEMONPORT = ARGS.socket_port
     
@@ -308,4 +311,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     
     while True:
-        time.sleep(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+        time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/tnc/main.py b/tnc/main.py
index 373848c0..bcceef2c 100644
--- a/tnc/main.py
+++ b/tnc/main.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import modem
 import sys
 import signal
 import time
+import multiprocessing
 
 
 # signal handler for closing aplication
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ def signal_handler(sig, frame):
 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-
+    # we need to run this on windows for multiprocessing support
+    multiprocessing.freeze_support()
     # --------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS
     PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='FreeDATA TNC')
     PARSER.add_argument('--mycall', dest="mycall", default="AA0AA", help="My callsign", type=str)
@@ -113,4 +115,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         structlog.get_logger("structlog").error("[TNC] Starting TCP/IP socket failed", port=static.PORT, e=e)
 
     while 1:
-        time.sleep(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+        time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/tnc/modem.py b/tnc/modem.py
index c54d0cc6..86cfbecd 100644
--- a/tnc/modem.py
+++ b/tnc/modem.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import re
 import queue
 import codec2
 import audio
-
+import multiprocessing
 
 
 
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class RF():
             
         try:                        
             structlog.get_logger("structlog").debug("[TNC] starting pyaudio callback")
-            self.audio_stream.start_stream()
+            #self.audio_stream.start_stream()
+            multiprocessing.Process(target=self.audio_stream.start_stream).start()
         except Exception as e:
             structlog.get_logger("structlog").error("[TNC] starting pyaudio callback failed", e=e)