The audio service does not work

Audio service is not running is a Windows warning message that the service responsible for sound delivery has stopped and cannot start automatically.

Many Windows users have experienced and continue to be affected by a certain issue where the Sound icon on their taskbar, the one that opens a little volume slider when clicked, receives a small red X in the lower right. When a Windows user affected by this problem hovers the mouse pointer over the sound icon (which is basically an icon representing a speaker) on your taskbar, see a message that says:

Audio Service is not working

This problem is more common in Windows 7, one of the most successful iterations of the Windows operating system ever created, but there is nothing to get in the way of this problem that occasionally affects other versions of Windows OS. Almost all Windows users who are affected by this problem can correctly reproduce their computer's audio through each and every speaker / headphones connected, even though there is a red X on the Sound icon on your bar. your computer's task manager and audio service, known as the Windows audio service, they are not running.

The root of this problem, In most of the cases, is that windows audio service, or one or more of its dependencies (services that must be running for it to run), stops spontaneously for some reason or does not start. automatically when the computer is initially started and this is also known to trigger the no response error from audio services. Many users affected by this problem can fix it simply by restarting their computer. However, that's not a concrete solution to this problem and having to restart your computer every time you encounter this problem on your computer is inconvenient to say the least. Fortunately, However, there are more permanent ways to fix this problem and get rid of the message 'The audio service is not working', and the following are two of the most effective:

Solution 1: just increase or decrease the volume of your computer

For a problem that perplexes even the most avid Windows computer users, hordes of Windows users who have been affected by this problem have been able to solve it by applying an ironically simple solution: adjust the volume of your computer by the minimum of margins. Many, many people who have been affected by this problem in the past have managed to fix it simply by increasing or decreasing the volume of their computer. To use this solution to fix this problem, should:

1. Click on the sound icon on your taskbar; Yes, this is the one with the red X as a result of this number. In doing so, a small volume slider will appear that you can use to adjust the volume on your computer.

2. With the volume slider popping up accordingly, increase or decrease the volume of the computer, even if you do it lightly.

3. In doing so, you should immediately get rid of the red X in the taskbar sound icon and stop seeing the message »Audio service is not running» when you hover over it.

Solution 2: restart windows audio service and all its dependencies

Another very effective solution to this problem is to restart the Windows audio service and two of its three dependencies, and make sure all three services are configured to start automatically when the computer starts. To do this, needs to:

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R. Type services.msc in the run dialog. Scribe “services.msc” in the run dialog and hit Enter

2. One by one, locate and double click the following services and then set their Startup Type to Automatic.

    Windows Audio Service
    Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Service
    Multimedia class scheduling service (if available)One by one, locate and

   Change from startup to automatic

3. Right-click the following services and then click Restart from the resulting context menus:

4.  Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Service
    Multimedia class scheduling service (if available)
    Windows Audio Service 

As soon as the three mentioned services have been restarted, the red X in the Sound icon on the taskbar should disappear, the Windows audio service on your computer should be running and you should no longer see the message “Audio service is not working” .

Solution 3: change login settings

In some cases, services can be allowed to log into a particular account on the computer, but they may not be configured to log into your particular user account. Therefore, in this step, we will change the login settings. For it:

1. Press “Windows” + “R” to open the run prompt.

2. Write “Services.msc” and press “Enter”. Open the services by typing “services.msc” in the RUN command.

3. Navigate down and right click on the service “Windows audio”.

4. Click on the tab “Log in” and select the option “Local system account” instead of option “This account”. Choose option “Local system account”

5. Check if the problem persists.

Note: Also be sure to check if the sound works fine in safe mode to rule out any third-party interference with audio services.. What's more, try reinstalling the sound drivers.