diff --git a/host/platform/Windows/capture/NVFBC/src/nvfbc.c b/host/platform/Windows/capture/NVFBC/src/nvfbc.c
index 62c635a5..dc3242c8 100644
--- a/host/platform/Windows/capture/NVFBC/src/nvfbc.c
+++ b/host/platform/Windows/capture/NVFBC/src/nvfbc.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ static bool nvfbc_init(void)
   if (!lgCreateThread("NvFBCPointer", pointerThread, NULL, &this->pointerThread))
   {
     DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to create the NvFBCPointer thread");
+    mouseHook_remove();
+    dwmUnforceComposition();
     return false;
   }