diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.cpp
index 89a1c06..b05fcf5 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/audiomanager/AudioManagerWindows.cpp
@@ -277,20 +277,20 @@ IMMDeviceEnumerator* AudioManagerWindows::getAudioDeviceEnumerator() {
 }
 
 IPolicyConfig * AudioManagerWindows::getPolicyConfig() {
-	IPolicyConfig* policyConfig = nullptr;
+        IPolicyConfig* var_policyConfig = nullptr;
 	// for Win 10
-	auto hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig2, (LPVOID *)&policyConfig);
+        auto hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig2, (LPVOID *)&var_policyConfig);
 	if (hr != S_OK) {
-		hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig1, (LPVOID *)&policyConfig);
+                hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig1, (LPVOID *)&var_policyConfig);
 	}
 	// for Win Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
 	if (hr != S_OK) {
-		hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig0, (LPVOID *)&policyConfig);
+                hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CPolicyConfigClient), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IPolicyConfig0, (LPVOID *)&var_policyConfig);
 	}
 	if (hr != S_OK) {
 		return nullptr;
 	} else {
-		return policyConfig;
+                return var_policyConfig;
 	}
 }