Fix No Sound, This Device Is Being Used by Another Application Windows 11/10 [Guide]
4Fix No Sound, This Device Is Being Used by Another Application Windows 11/10 [Guide]
The audio device on your Windows computer can simultaneously play audio from multiple sources. However, at times, the audio stops playing with the error "this device is being used by another application".
This is error is often a case of incorrectly configured Windows Audio service. Other times, the audio issue is due to a corrupt audio device driver. Here we show you how to troubleshoot the "this device is being used by another application" error and restore audio on Windows.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
headphones this device is being used by another application
speakers this device is being used by another application
device is unavailable or used by another application
this device is being used by another application audio
audio this device is being used by another application
this device is used by another process
my phone says camera is being used by another application
device is being used by another application
HDMI audio device is being used by another application
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.