Enter your project or create a new one. Go to Edit>Preferences>Playback and recording and check the box that says "Suspend Audio Engine When Cakewalk is Not in Focus". It seems like Cakewalk kind of takes over the audio system while in use.
This will allow you to watch/listen to other applications as long as Cakewalk is not your active window, or the last window you've clicked on/used. This will at least allow you to have your project open, and click off/minimize Cakewalk before turning on/refreshing you're other media if you're doing a tutorial or something rather than repeatedly closing the app.
Enter your project or create a new one. Go to Edit>Preferences>Playback and recording and check the box that says "Suspend Audio Engine When Cakewalk is Not in Focus". It seems like Cakewalk kind of takes over the audio system while in use. This will allow you to watch/listen to other applications as long as Cakewalk is not your active window, or the last window you've clicked on/used. This will at least allow you to have your project open, and click off/minimize Cakewalk before turning on/refreshing you're other media if you're doing a tutorial or something rather than repeatedly closing the app.