Windows 10: No audio (nor Windows Audio service) after updating to W10 v1809

After updating to the latest W10 release my audio stopped working.


Out of the motherboard audio output I get absolutely nothing:

• no light (and no audio) from the optical
• crackings and buzzings from the back 3.5
• nothing at all from the front 3.5

If I plug and unplug the cables, the system recognizes it and switches to the proper driver/device. But no sound come out of it.


I'm running Realtek High Definition Audio drivers, up to the v. 6.0.1.8447 and my default output is running Realtek Digital Output v. 10.0.17134.1





The active audio device in Control Panel>Sounds>Playback are correct and my main speaker is recognized and set to default. The graphic next goes up and down, meaning that the system is trying to make some sounds.




I noticed that the "Windows Audio" service is missing from the Services List, BUT "Audiosrv" is listed in the registry (not sure if the values are correct though).




HOWEVER, if I plug my living room to my PC via the audio+video HDMI out of my graphic card... no problem... I can hear sounds clearly.


Obviously, Windows Audio Troubleshooter was of no help: it keeps asking me "lets try if you can hear the sounds using this drivers. No? Well, lets try if you can hear the sounds using this drivers..." and it goes on and on until it gets defeated by a sad "Can't find any solution for your problem". I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers a half dozen times.


I can't understand if it's a hardware problem (that will explain why sounds can come out of the graphic card) or a software/drivers problem (that will explain why it appeared right after the update).


Thanks to all.


Nicola

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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.

 

audio services not responding

Thanks for the feedback. Let's ensure that your audio services are enabled and running. Please follow these steps:

• In the Cortana search, type in Services.
• Click Services (Desktop app) in the search results.
• Under Services (Local), look for the following:

• Plug and Play
• Windows Audio
• Windows Audio Endpoint Builder

4. Right-click Plug and Play and click Properties.

5. Set the Startup type to Automatic, and Service status should be
Running. If it's not running, click on Start > Apply > OK.

6. Do the same with the Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder.

7. Restart the PC to apply the changes.

Update us with the result.

Regards.

 

Audio Service Keeps stopping in windows 10

Hi Kapil,

Tried all the troubleshooting steps and updated Audio driver too. But still issue remains same.

The windows audio service also in automatically only.

Kindly suggest me solution on this.