Failed to Open Main Output Device A1

[PeterFour]

Hi there,

I recently reinstalled windows on a new PC but whenever I try to select my speakers for A1 I get this error :

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Failed to Open Main Output Device (A1)
Device not ready or used by another process.

I had a look already in that thread : viewtopic.php?t=442 and tried uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling but no luck.
I also tried unticking the Exclusive Access on the speakers but not luck either

If someone knows anything I would be very grateful

[PeterFour]

Ah well as always, the solution is found right after I post it.

So what I had to do in the end :

Turns out when I installed the drivers/utilities for my motherboard (Asus Crosshair VIII Hero), I installed something called Sonic Studio, which I think does some audio manipulation/routing. I removed it and tada it works.

I did have some crackly sound but ticking the exclusive access and that fixed everything.

Hopefully that will help someone like me in the future