Windows 10: Audio Services Not Running

Discus and support Audio Services Not Running in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I had audio service until ~7-10 days ago. I think that a Windows update changed the settings. I have tried EVERYTHING to restore or re-install the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by M. Tipping, Aug 24, 2018.

  1. Audio Services Not Running


    I had audio service until ~7-10 days ago. I think that a Windows update changed the settings. I have tried EVERYTHING to restore or re-install the audio. I even tried a System Restore without success even though I disabled Defender (which blocks a System Restore). What other options do I have to restore audio service?

    :)
     
    M. Tipping, Aug 24, 2018
    #1

  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, Aug 24, 2018
    #2
  3. 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, Aug 24, 2018
    #3
  4. Audio Services Not Running

    Windows 10 pro 64 "the audio service is not running" every 5 minutes

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will assist you with this.

    First lets make sure the Windows Audio service
    is running or not.

    • Search for Services in the search bar and search Windows Audio service
      in the list of services.
    • Right-click on the Windows Audio service, and then click Properties.
    • On the General tab, next to Startup type, make sure that Automatic
      is selected.
    • Also make sure that the service is started
    Also suggest you to try the steps below and see if It helps to resolve issue with Audio Issues.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/fix-sound-problems#v1h=tab01

    For the issue related o edge I suggest you to try to restart Microsoft Edge Browser.

    • Open task manager right click on Microsoft Edge and go to details click on microsoftedgeCP.exe and click end task.
    • Restart your Computer and check if it helps.
    This issue may also happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly
    follow the below given steps:


    • Press Windows key + X, select
      Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.

    • In Command prompt type
      sfc/scannow
      and press enter.

    • Restart the computer.
    Hope the above information helps. Reply with necessary information and the result to help you further. Thank you.
     
    Deepak_Krishnan R, Aug 24, 2018
    #4
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