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The Audio Service is Not Running [Windows 11 Fix]
A common problem often caused by faulty updates
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Updated onJune 20, 2024
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If you’ve ever experienced audio suddenly cutting off in the middle of playing music, you have aproblem with Windows Audio Service. You may see a little message in the corner telling you it’s not running.
Audio Service not running is actually a pretty common problem that can manifest itself in different ways. And luckily, the solutions are pretty easy to solve.
What’s causing Audio Service not to work properly?
Being such a common problem, there are tons of reasons why Windows Audio Service will stop working. So instead of going through an exhaustive list, here are the most common reasons:
What can I do if the Audio Service is not running on Windows 11?
There are a handful of quick solutions you can try out to mend Audio Service malfunctioning before going to the complex ones:
1. Adjust settings in Control Panel
2. Restart Windows Audio Services
3. Adjust Dependencies in Windows Audio Services
4. Disable Audio Enhancements
5. Reinstall drivers
If your drivers didn’t update automatically, then you should visit the manufacturer’s website to install the versions manually.
We also have a quicker and simpler alternative to the above procedure and it consists in using a specialized tool named Outbyte Driver Updater that scans your PC for outdated drivers and locates the newest versions through its database.
⇒Get Outbyte Driver Updater
If you’ve everything here, you can always tryresetting Windows 11. This method should only be done as a last resort when else works because it will restore everything to its default configuration.
This means all third-party software you have installed be removed. We also recommend checking out our guide on what to do when theaudio from your video game suddenly stopsworking. Another issue likeYouTube has no sound in Windows 11has also been addressed in our guide.
Most of the time, simply reinstalling the game will fix the audio, but you may need to adjust the audio buffer too.
Feel free to comment below if you have questions about other Windows 11 problems. And please tell us if there’s a specific guide for any Windows operating system you’d like to see.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar has been writing for and about technology going on for 6 years when he first started writing tech articles for his university paper. Since then, his passion for technology blossomed into a prosperous writing career. He first started writing about tech in the entertainment world and would later move on to write about smart life tech and social media. He was recently a Technical Writer for tech company Extron where he wrote user guides for audio and video equipment.
He has since moved on to being a freelance writer looking to have a career in copywriting and hopes to share his love and knowledge of technology with the world. Recently, Cesar has written for the cryptocurrency news site, BTCPro and helping people understand tech.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar is a tech expert passionate about Windows, Microsoft, and anything surrounding the world of PCs.
