I recently attempted to upgrade the VLC open source media player from version 2.2.6 to version 2.2.8 and received this error message below.
Error Opening File For Writing VideoLAN\VLC\libvlc.dll
I found a solution to this information technology predicament. You can try to end any running instances of Video Lan player VLC open source media player. Also, you can stop any other applications or processes that might be using VLC open source media player.
Also, you can just reboot your computer and then attempt to upgrade VLC open source media player. In order to stop processes on Microsoft Windows eXPerience, Vista, seven, eight, ten, and eleven operating system, you will want to open up "Task Manager". You can press “Ctrl” “Alt” and “Delete” keys at the same time in order to open up Microsoft Windows operating system "Task Manager".
Another way to open up Microsoft Windows operating system "Task Manager" is to right click on the Microsoft Windows operating system taskbar and then choose “Task Manager”. Once Microsoft Windows "Task Manager" tool opens up you can look for any instances of VLC open source media player under “Apps” and “Background Processes”. In order to to terminate a process or software application program, you will want to right click that process or program and then choose “End task”.
That Video Lan player VLC media player software program process should eventually disappear from Microsoft Windows operating system "Task Manager". You can repeat this step for multiple instances of VLC open source media player. Once you have stopped all VLC media player software program processes then you can attempt to upgrade VLC media player software program.
You may need to wait a little while for that process or processes to stop running. You can always just reboot your computer instead. These instructions and tips were written most modern Microsoft Windows operating systems.