Error Busy 170 (0xAA): 3 Ways to Fix it

Making changes to your code can fix this issue

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Updated onNovember 7, 2024

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Error_Busy often comes with the following message170 (0xAA) The requested resource is in use. This is a developer error, but if you encounter it, there are a few ways to fix it.

How can I fix Error_Busy?

1. Adjust your code

2. Use await

This can happen when using speech_to_text if the recognition session is already active, so by stopping it, you should prevent this issue from occurring.

If you’re using speech_to_text, you can also disable all other applications that might be interfering with this feature and check if that helps.

3. Other fixes to try

Error_Busy is a developer error, and as you can see, it occurs if a specific resource is currently used and your code tries to access it again.

This isn’t the only issue you can encounter, and we wrote aboutError_Path_BusyandError_Busy_Drivein our older articles.

We also have a guide onError_Network_Busy, so feel free to check it out for more solutions.

Error Busy 170 (0xAA): 3 Ways to Fix it#

How can I fix Error_Busy?#

1. Adjust your code#

2. Use await#

3. Other fixes to try#

Error Busy 170 (0xAA): 3 Ways to Fix it

How can I fix Error_Busy?

1. Adjust your code

2. Use await

3. Other fixes to try