Windows 10: Audio Service Not Starting

Discus and support Audio Service Not Starting in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hello all, my desktop computer won't play any audio. It says "The Audio Service is not running" and whenever I try to start it in Services, it gives me... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/TheMumblyMumbler, Feb 23, 2020.

  1. Audio Service Not Starting


    Hello all, my desktop computer won't play any audio. It says "The Audio Service is not running" and whenever I try to start it in Services, it gives me the error "0x80070005: Access is denied".



    In Windows settings as well, it's not detecting my HyperX Cloud 2 Headset, even though it is plugged in and in Device Manager it detects it



    Any help is greatly appreciated!

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    /u/TheMumblyMumbler, Feb 23, 2020
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  2. After running Audio troubleshooter error: 'one or more audio service isn't running'

    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

    As you receive the error message: 'one or more audio service isn't running', this might have occurred due to the audio services.

    I suggest you to restart the service, set it to automatic and check if it helps.

    Step 1: Stop the Windows Audio service.

    • Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
      services.msc
      , Services window gets opened.
    • Search for Windows Audio service, right click on it and click on
      Stop.
    • Restart the computer.

    Step 2: Start the service and set it to automatic:

    • Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
      services.msc
      , Services window gets opened.
    • Search for Windows Audio service, right click on it and click on
      Properties.
    • Start the service, set
      Startup type to Automatic.

    Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.
     
    Deepika Gowda, Feb 23, 2020
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  3. Audio Service not starting - access denied

    My audio service is refusing to start regardless of what I try on Windows 10 1803.

    I have attempted the following:

    • Re-installing audio drivers
    • Updating audio drivers
    • A full virus scan
    • A disk check
    • An SFC check
    • Making sure all the dependencies of the Windows Audio Service are running
    None of these have succeeded in changing anything.
    Whenever I try to start the audio service, I get this error message:

    Audio Service Not Starting [​IMG]


    This made me think it is potentially the firewall messing everything up, so I start up Windows Defender and get this error message:

    Audio Service Not Starting [​IMG]


    Are these two problems related, and does anyone know how I can fix it?

    EDIT:
    The Windows Defender Antivirus Service and Windows Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service are both not running, and when I try to start them I get this error:

    Audio Service Not Starting [​IMG]


    I imagine that this is connected in some way but I have no clue how to fix it.
     
    Sulphuric Glue, Feb 23, 2020
    #3
  4. Audio Service Not Starting

    The audio service is not running?!

    Hello Abu,

    Thank you for keeping us posted on the status of the issue. I would like to assist you further from here.

    Please refer to the below steps to start the Audio service and cherck if it helps to resolve the issue

    • Open Control Panel and select Administrative Tools, then View Local Services
    • Look for "Windows Audio" NOT "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder"

      [Just click on any service, then press the letter "W" on your keyboard, it will take you to the services starting with the "w" letter]
    • Right click on the "Windows Audio" service and choose "Properties"
    • You will see 4 tabs, click on the last one, labeled "Dependencies"
    • In that tab, you will see the "This service depends on the following system components" box, it displays 3 services.

      Beside each service there is a "+" icon, click on it to expand the list. The 2nd service will have 2 child services, the 3rd service will have 1 child service.
    • Now make sure that all the 6 services (3 main, 3 child) have the "Started" status in the "Services" window you opened earlier.
    • Most probably you will find one of those services are not running, just start all of them, then try to start the "Window Audio" service from the "General" tab.

    However, if the issue is still unresolved, I would suggest you to
    check if the same issue occur when logged in through a different user account.

    Ref:
    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts


    Hope this helps.
     
    Sayan_Ghosh, Feb 23, 2020
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