Can't open program because of preferance problem

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Phototaker
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Can't open program because of preferance problem

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When I went to open Version 1.0.7 today I could not do so a I got this message.

"A problem occured when trying to save your preferences.
Any settings you changed may need to be reset the next time HandBrake launches.
System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake\settings.xml' because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
at HandBrakeWPF.Services.UserSettingService.Save() in C:\HandBrake\hbworkspace\workspace\Release_WindowsGui64\HandBrake\win\CS\HandBrakeWPF\Services\UserSettingService.cs:line 127"


I'm using Windows 10 pro 64 bit.

What is problem & how do I fix it?
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