Try to uninstall and then reinstall your audio driver:
After the update, restart your computer.įix 5: Uninstall and Reinstall the Device Driver. Click “Search automatically for updated driver software”. Click “Driver” and then choose “Update Driver”. Find and right-click the problematic device and choose “Properties”. Reboot your computer to check if the error persists. Follow the instructions showing on the screen to roll back the driver. In the newly pop-out window, go to the Driver tab and then click Roll Back Driver. Right-click the driver and choose Properties. Expand ‘ Sound Video and Game Controllers”. Press Windows Key + R, type “ devmgmt.msc” and press Enter. Thus, you need to roll back your driver to solve the problem. 
If you recently updated your driver, and the driver is not compatible with your system or it is corrupted, then you will get the the device is being used by another application error. Reboot your computer to check if the error persistsįix 3: Roll Back Your Drivers to fix “the device is being used by another application” READ ALSO - Err_ssl_version_interference error - How to solve it?ġ3. Right-click on the speaker’s icon on your taskbar.
Click OK once the service starts again.įix 2: Disable Allow Applications To Take Exclusive Controlġ. Once the service has stopped, click on the Start. 
Click on the Stop button below ‘ Service status’. Locate and double click on Windows Audio to open its settings. There are different methods how to fix this error, and that we are covering them during this article. There is also a possibility that the audio drivers needed to output the audio may have been corrupted. This may result that the audio output is not available to other applications, and hence you may be see the pop-up error message. The most common reason that you may be see “the device is being used by another application” is that another application has exclusive permission to use the device. The error which is present on the following windows operating systems: Windows 10, 8, or 7 it is not associated with any particular software or devices. There are several reasons behind what is known as the “no sound error”. Reasons behind the device is being used by another application (No Sound Error) The device is being used by another application
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