Windows 10 The Audio Service Is Not Running. Run services.msc to open the Windows Services Manager. There are a few workarounds which include making sure that all the audio services are running as expected and the drivers are updated to the.
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If this service is stopped, audio devices and effects will not function properly.
Make sure that services are running and set to automatic. Check your speaker and headphone connections for loose cables or the wrong jack. The other services listed in the thread are also showing Automatic and they are running, just not the Windows Audio @spicehead-degjx - the start up type is selected to Automatic, but on a reboot/start up, the services is not running.