Built out a new machine, and after a lot of headache, I’ve determined that Roon will only play when it can get exclusive mode on an audio device. This is fine for my Headphone amp, but not acceptable for my main speakers, where my main use case [on this device] is for background music while doing other things, which will also need access to the speakers.
My previous build was able to play with these devices fine in non-exclusive mode.
Other media players work fine.
Desktop Machine
Windows 10 Pro 21H2 build 19044.2251
i7 12th Gen, 64G Ram
Audio Devices
Headphone Amp
FiiO K5 Pro
USB WASAPI
Windows Controller Information: “FiiO K5 Pro; Microsoft”
32b/384k
Desktop Speakers
SMSL SA-300
USB WASAPI
Windows Controller Information: “TC-384Khz Hifi Type-C Audio; Microsoft”
32b/384k
Right, so when I have exclusive mode disabled in both Roon and Win10 properties, songs I attempt to play just instant skip to the end. This has worked in previous Win10 setups I’ve had. I don’t believe I’ve done anything strange here, and they are all USB devices, so drivers shouldn’t be at issue.
How did you disable exclusive access in Win10? Did you uncheck this?
Roon doesn’t seem to like that. It’s possible Roon needs exclusive access to the device when it sets it up or during startup. Turn that option back on, restart Roon and try again.