Messages in anotherįorum say that just adjusting the volume can fix the problem. I stopped the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service (which also stopped the Windows Audio service) then started the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder then the Windows Audio services. The Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpointīuilder services were started. When I started my system, the audio icon showed the message that this thread asks about yet I had audio as stated here. It happened spotatneously I made no relevant changes to my system. Then please click the button 'Start' under 'Service In the tab 'General ', make sure the 'Startup Type' is 'Automatic'. If the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue.ģ. If the issue persists, please also test the issue in Clean Boot. If the service cannot be started, please also check the following services:Īlso, you can run audio Troubleshooter by going to Start -> Control Panel -> Troubleshooting -> Troubleshooting audio playback -> Follow the wizard to complete the troubleshoot. Then please click the button 'Start' under 'Service Status' to start this service. In the right pane, please check whether the Windows Audio service is started.ģ. Click the Start Button, type 'services.msc' (without quotation marks) in the Search Bar and press Enter to start Services.Ģ. Regarding the 'The Audio service is not running' issue, please first try start the Windows Audio service by the steps below:ġ.

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