OBS Studio is already running, please close it.....

markj51

New Member
OBS Studio is already running. Please close it first before installing a new version.

I am attempting to install OBS Studio version 25.0.4 from .exe (OBS-Studio-25.0.4-Full-Installer-x64) on my Windows 7 laptop - previously had it installed a few months ago and I deleted it (no longer in my program files or in start menu / in any folder).
When I click on the .exe I get the above message.

I restarted my laptop, went straight to the .exe in Downloads folder and the same message appeared.
Also, I deleted the first downloaded.exe and downloaded the .exe again - still no luck.

Checked Task Manager processes for anything OBS related and nothing there I think - something I should look to close, am I missing something?
What do I need to change or delete, seeing as OBS is not actually installed yet and previously deleted?
 
Last edited:

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.
 
Top