Bug Report Can't install OBS Studio anymore

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MahsumPlays

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hi,
i had OBS Studio version 19.0.1 or something like that and i wanted to update to the newest version.
The Installer said "OBS is still running, please close OBS first".
But OBS wasn't started so i looked into the task manager and saw that there was a obs32.exe task.
But the status was "Paused". I could close the task because i got denied (even though i was the admin).
Tryed many things but i could close the task(even not in CMD with "taskkill /im obs32.exe /f")

So i thought uninstalling and reinstalling would help. BUT after uninstalling OBS Studio the task was still there?? and the installer said the same thing as the updater :" OBS is still running, please close OBS first"

What can i do now? I can't close the task and i can't install OBS Studio again and i have to stream today.
 
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R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
It's most likely deadlocked inside a kernel driver, usually caused by buggy camera / capture device drivers. A reboot should solve it. Check all your drivers are up to date afterwards.
 
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MahsumPlays

New Member
R1CH said:
It's most likely deadlocked inside a kernel driver, usually caused by buggy camera / capture device drivers. A reboot should solve it. Check all your drivers are up to date afterwards.
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I already rebooted my pc a couple of times and my drivers are up to date. But i still can't close the obs32.exe task.
What now?
 
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R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
obs32.exe should not be running after a reboot. If it is, remove OBS from any auto start places.
 
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MahsumPlays

New Member
R1CH said:
obs32.exe should not be running after a reboot. If it is, remove OBS from any auto start places.
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well but it is still there. When i open Task manager and go to "Details" there is the obs32.exe task in "paused" status.
Obs is not in an auto start place. And i don't even have OBS installed anymore on the PC like i said before. So is there another option to terminate this buggy obs32 task?
 
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MahsumPlays

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R1CH

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Developer
You can right click it and open file location to figure out where it's running from. Rename or delete it.
 
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MahsumPlays

New Member
I can't delete it, because my access gets denied. Even in Admin-mode.
And when i want to rename or delete the "obs32" folder, i get denied again.
Is there another option?
 
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R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
Reboot into safe mode and try there. No idea what's happening on your system, maybe some insane antivirus or malware.
 
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TheTekkaz

New Member
Google how to boot into safe mode, but add which OS or motherboard you are using
You hit a key, usually multiple times because the screens not up long, as your PC is booting up
Its usally F2 or F11 or something
 
Drudart

Drudart

New Member
Hi I followed the first reply of this Reddit post and it worked: https://www.reddit.com/r/obs/comments/leixy1/obs_says_i_have_a_obs_running_when_i_dont/

As I did not find "Advanced", I clicked on "Details" and then found "obs64.exe" and clicked with the right button of the mouse on it and on the drop-down menu that opened, I clicked on "End task" (you can do the same by selecting the task and clicking on the button saying "End task" on the bottom-right of the Task Manager window or pressing the Delete key). I hope it works for you.
 
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