I get this message when launching, whild my sound cards work perfectly with all othe apps...
TIA for tips !
Could not find audio devices-port audio error
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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Thierry410
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Re: Could not find audio devices-port audio error
Audacity may not find your audio device if another application has grabbed exclusive control of the device (Skype is notorious for grabbing exclusive control of the recording device).
Try rebooting your computer, then check that there are no audio applications that have started up on boot (such as Skype), then try launching Audacity. Does it start now without the error?
Try rebooting your computer, then check that there are no audio applications that have started up on boot (such as Skype), then try launching Audacity. Does it start now without the error?
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Re: Could not find audio devices-port audio error
That might be related to a recent change Microsoft made to the privacy settings. See here: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=100117