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| author | RomeoCantCode <romeoloeffel@gmail.com> | 2022-02-10 15:57:43 +0100 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2022-02-10 15:57:43 +0100 |
| commit | 23b0dee603cbde84d91febd1e6b424f2905ec24e (patch) | |
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Add Could't Initialize Sound / DEVICE_IN_USE (#48)
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diff --git a/docs/installing-northstar/troubleshooting.md b/docs/installing-northstar/troubleshooting.md index 5cf2100..6fb1ac7 100644 --- a/docs/installing-northstar/troubleshooting.md +++ b/docs/installing-northstar/troubleshooting.md @@ -153,3 +153,16 @@ Alternative to that fix: 4. Launch Origin as admin 5. Start the game through Origin with `-northstar` in [launch options](#launch-opts) 6. See if that fixed it + +## Could't Initialize Sound / DEVICE_IN_USE<a href="#initsound" id="initsound"></a> + + + +If message contains: `AUDCLNT_E_DEVICE_IN_USE` +1) Go to Windows Search Bar, type `mmsys.cpl`, press enter. +2) Make sure you selected the right audio device as default (your headset or speakers usually). +3) If it still does not work, disable exclusive mode on your default device: + +4) Restart your computer. + +This issue could also be caused if you use some sort of audio wrapper to control volume and stuff like Voicemeter Banana. The above fix was tested with Voicemeter Banana. |