Audio Services Not Responding? Sound Stop Working? [2024]

Are you getting the error “Audio Services Not Responding“?

Are you getting this error message “One or more audio services are not working“

Every time you start your computer, the speaker icon has the red X on it. When you click on the speaker, this will starts the Windows troubleshooter which automatically starts the service. but you are finding a way to fix this error “Audio Services Not Responding” permanently?

Don’t worry about it!

The CPU Guide brings the working solution to solve “Audio Services Not Responding”

Before heading to solution let answer some questions about the error “Audio Services Not Responding”.

How do I fix the audio service is not responding?

To fix the audio service is not responding you can apply various solutions some of them I am listing down below.

Restart the audio services
Check audio component
Restart the PC
Update your Windows/OS
Update the sound Drivers

How do I fix my audio service on Windows 11? How do I reset my sound service?

To fix my audio service on Windows 11

Follow the upcoming steps to solve Audio Services Not Responding on Windows 11.

Go to the Search Icon and click on it
Type “services” in the search bar
Click on the Open button
Services Window will open
On the right side of the window, you see a list of service
Find “Windows Audio“
Right Click on it
A small menu will appear
Select Restart to restart the audio services
Now Select the Window Audio again
Right Click on it
The small menu will appear
Now select “Properties“
A Window will open name As “Window Audio Properties (Local Computer)“
Click on the “General” Tab
Go to the Startup Type option
Set this option as “Automatic“
Click on Apply button then OK
Now your changes are saved.

Video Guide: Audio Services Not Responding On Windows 11/10?

Solution 1: Restart the PC

The most simple solution of all time is to restart your PC.

Whenever you encounter a sound error and any game bug. You should restart the Windows before applying any further solutions. It will help your Windows to eradicate any cookie and cache which are causing inconvenience while you using any sound-based software on your PC.

Solution 2: Keep your PC Updated to Fix Audio Services Not Responding

Sometimes your outdated PC is the main cause of the Outdated Sound/Audio Driver on Windows 11. Outdated drivers in your PC or your current window version are not able to support the new games and software.

As you update your Windows, all the drivers are updated too.

So, here is how you can do it:

Click on the Windows icon
Click on the Settings icon
A new window will pop up
Select Windows Update from the left menu
The new window will pop up
Then click on Check for updates button.
If there is any update, it will start updating the PC

If the error Audio Services Not Responding still persists on Windows 11/10.

Then, move on to the next solution to fix Audio Services Not Responding on Windows 11/10.

Solution 3: Fix “Audio Services Not Responding” Error on Windows 11/10 with Windows Update

You can solve the error Audio Services Not Responding by simply updating the Windows/OS.

Here are how you can do it to solve “Audio Services Not Responding in Windows 11“

Click on the Windows icon
Click on the Settings icon
A new window will pop up
Select Windows Update from the left menu
The new window will pop up
Now select Advanced options
Click on Optional updates
A new window will open
Click on the drop-down button of driver updates
Now select your desire drivers and up by check in the box
Now press the Download & Install button
After successfully installing the drivers
Restart your PC
Now “Audio Services Not Responding” error will be fixed.

Solution 4: Go in Sound Setting To Fix No Sound Output Problem on Windows 11/10

Before doing any further solution, go into the sound settings and check that the preferred audio output device is allocated in Windows 11/10.

Here is how you can check it:

Open Windows
Press Windows button
Select the Settings
Click on the Sound option on the left side menu
The sound setting window will open
Click on the “Choose where to play” option
This option will expand with further drivers
Select the option where you want to play the audio
And if are unable to see the desire output device click on the “Add device” button

Solution 5: Update Sound Card Driver on Windows 11/10 through Device manager

Here are how you can do it,

Click on the Search icon
Type Device Manager
Click to open Device Manager
Then select the Audio inputs and outputs
A further menu will open
Find your Sound driver
Click right on the sound card name
Click on the Update driver
A new window will open
Click on the “ Search automatically for drivers“
And the audio drivers will update automatically.

Solution 6: Restart the Audio Services

Windows troubleshooter tries to restart the audio service automatically. Sometimes it fails to do so but it doesn’t report.

So, I will tell you how to Restart the Audio Services Manually.

Follow the upcoming steps to solve Audio Services Not Responding.

Go to the Search Icon and click on it
Type “services” in the search bar
Click on the Open button
Services Window will open
On the right side of the window, you see a list of service
Find “Windows Audio“
Right Click on it
A small menu will appear
Select Restart to restart the audio services
Now Select the Window Audio again
Right Click on it
The small menu will appear
Now select “Properties“
A Window will open name As “Window Audio Properties (Local Computer)“
Click on the “General” Tab
Go to the Startup Type option
Set this option as “Automatic“
Click on Apply button then OK
Now your changes are saved.
Now Find “Window Audio Endpoint Builder“
Right Click on it
A small menu will appear
Select Restart
Now Select the “Window AudioEndpoint Builder” again
Right-Click on it
The small menu will appear
Now select “Properties“
Window Audio Endpoint Builder Properties (Local Computer) window will open
Go to the Startup Type set as “Automatic“
GO to Service status
Click on Start
Click on Apply then Ok
Restart the computer

Solution 7: Check Audio Components

There are multiple components relate to the audio services. Sometimes some virus or glitch start causing the error “Audio Services Not Responding“

So let’s check on audio components:

Go to the Search Icon and click on it
Type “services” in the search bar
Click on the Open button
Services Window will open
On the right side of the window, you see a list of service
Find “RPC Endpoint Mapper” service
Check the Status is should be “Running“
If not, then right-click on the service
A small menu will appear
Select “Start“
Find “Remote Procedure Call (RPC)” service
Check the Status is should be “Running“
If not then right-click on the service it
A small menu will appear
Select “Start“
Find “DCOM Server Process Launcher” service
Check the Status is should be “Running“
If not then right-click on the service it
A small menu will appear
Select “Start“
After starting all audio components services
Restart your PC

Solution 8: Use Command Prompt

Some users reported that adding local service and network services to Administrative local groups will help you eliminate the “Audio Services Not Responding”.

Go to the Search bar
Type “Cmd”
The Command Prompt will come
Select Run as administrator button
Now type In Command Prompt “net localgroup administrators networkservice /add“
Press “Enter” Key
Now Type “net localgroup administrators localservice /add”
Press “Enter” Key
Restart the computer.

Now your error “Audio Services Not Responding” is eliminated.

Hope the above helps you solve the error Audio Services Not Responding.

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FAQs

How do I fix my audio output not working?

To fix my audio output not working, you have to check if there is Any Windows update or your sound card driver is outdated if any one of the problems persists then update the windows plus sound driver.

Why does my PC suddenly have no sound?

How To Fix No Sound Output Problem on Windows 11

Does PC suddenly have no sound? This might be due to the output device might be broken which leads to no sound on the PC, And do check the volume too, if both are good then read the detailed article.

Why is my sound not working?

There are various reasons that your sound is not working on the PC, you can do some simple troubleshooting steps like,
1. Check the cables of the audio output device
2. Restart your PC
3. Update the Windows/OS