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Hi Guys,
I'm finding that when I Alt+F4 or "X" out of XBMC, it sometimes remains open in the background -- it's still open in Taskmanager.
This creates a problem when I try to play back any other media, outside of XBMC, on the HTPC. It says the device is in use.
Is there a way to prevent XBMC from staying "open"?
Would exiting through the UI fix this?
Thanks,
Owen
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artrafael
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2013-02-22, 19:07
(This post was last modified: 2013-02-22, 19:08 by artrafael.)
Does this problem also occur if you shutdown XBMC normally via the XBMC shutdown menu or a keyboard shortcut that invokes XBMC.Shutdown?
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Not sure. I'll be testing tonight. I was wondering if it's a known issue or not.
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artrafael
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There was a thread a while back debating the merits of closing the XBMC application gracefully vs. killing the session unceremoniously and the attendant risks, if any, of the latter. It's certainly worth a try in your case to see if you still get the same problem by shutting down XBMC normally.
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Any chance you could link me?
I ran a few searches but came up empty
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It would take longer to locate that thread (which resolved nothing in the end) than it would be for you to do a normal XBMC shutdown and see if it still causes problems with your other tasks.