Windows 10: Windows Audio service fails to start after reboot - Windows 10, 1803 x64

Hello,


I've had multiple users have issues with the audio service failing to start after a reboot. They do not have administrator rights to the machine to go into the services and start them on their own. Recovery is set to Restart the Service, but this fails. How can we fix this issue so I don't have to constantly restart these services for them?


thanks,


Susan

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Problems with AE-5, driver from 30. April 2018 and Windows 10 64-bit 1803

thx for suggestion, will try that...
audio output is selected correctly in windows and in sound blaster connect2 gui...even tested the channels...
will try ur suggestion after reboot

 

Windows Updates failed to instal

I'm not sure how differant XP media center Edition is but you could clear the history \ cache if these folders are there.

Step 1 Register DLL files.

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By trying this step, we can check if the update engines are working properly.



1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start and Run, type "Regsvr32 atl.dll" (without quotes) in the Open box and click OK.



Note: There is a space between regsvr32 and atl.dll



3. Similarly, one by one, register the files listed below:



Regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Regsvr32 wuapi.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

Regsvr32 wups2.dll

Regsvr32 wucltui.dll

Regsvr32 wups.dll

Regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Regsvr32 qmgr.dll

Regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Regsvr32 jscript.dll



Note: If you encounter errors while registering any of these files then skip that file and continue with the next one.



If the issue persists, let's move on to the steps below to verify Windows Update services and temporary folders.



Step 2 Verify the relevant Windows Update services.

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1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.

2. Double click the service "Automatic Updates".

3. Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic" or "Manual". Then please click the button "Stop" under "Service Status" to stop the service.

6. Then please click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

7. Please repeat the above steps with the other services:



Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Event Log

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



Note: Event log service is enabled on all of the hardware profiles; this service does not have an option to enable or disable on certain hardware profile.



If it still does not help, let's proceed to step 3.



Step 3 Reload the Update temporary folders.

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One possible cause is that the temporary folder for Windows Update is containing corrupted files. Let's erase all the files there to get the system clean.



1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net stop WuAuServ



2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net start WuAuServ



Please test the Windows Update website and let me know the result. If the issue persists, to clarify the issue and provide more accurate troubleshooting steps, please assist me in collecting the following information.

 

Problems with AE-5, driver from 30. April 2018 and Windows 10 64-bit 1803

Not sure if it'll help or not, but I experience a similar situation with some of the major Windows 10 updates and my Aune T1 using Windows drivers + EqualizerAPO.

After the 1803 upgrade, I still had sound but it was clearly flatter and less pronounced than I've designed with EQAPO. My solution was pretty easy, I had to open EQAPO and select my AuneT1 as the device to modify the audio output on, tell it I don't want to reboot (though you can opt to reboot), then open command prompt as admin and type:

net stop audiosrv
net start audiosrv

That restarts the audio service, and voila my audio is fully restored to it's EQ'd glory. No reboots, Piece of cake and fixed in seconds. I also had to do it after major Windows 8.1 updates as well and iirc I had more issues on Windows 8.1 than I do 10 with concerns to audio.

Doesn't do the Creative guys here any good though right? So that makes me wonder if the way Windows update applied caused the Creative software to no longer have the correct audio output source selected?

Maybe it is right in the GUI but not in registry?

Anyone able to trace event logs and see if there's anything there that may be helpful in regards to this matter?