Windows Audio Services Not Running
Windows 10 Audio Service Not Running
- Aug 07, 2018 The Audio Service is not running. This issue is most common in Windows 7, one of the most successful iterations of the Windows Operating System to have ever been created, but there is nothing standing in the way of this problem occasionally affecting other versions of the Windows OS.
- The Audio Service is not running. Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS) is a Windows service that allows multimedia applications to get prioritized access to CPU for time-sensitive processing (such as multimedia applications) as well as prioritized disc access to ensure that the process is not starved of data to process.
Windows Audio Service Not Running Windows 10
Hi MATHEN, There are few reasons could cause the sound issue. We could fix the issue by following the steps in below. Start Windows Audio services; Uninstall and reinstall the Sound drivers.
For some strange reasons, if your audio service is stopped, you can get any sound output from your PC. You will notice that a Red cross sign appeared on speaker icon and hovering on to it shows Audio Service is not Running.Note that some users fixed this problem by first muting and then un-muting the audio on their Computer. You can also try this and may fix your problem. If it does not solve your problem, then move ahead to know how to fix this problem.Restarting Windows Audio Services is not hard, follow this simple steps and you can easily restart audio services.STEP 1 – Open Run Window by hitting Windows and R button at the same time. STEP 2 – Type services.msc in the text box and click OK. It will open Windows Services.STEP 3 – Locate Audio Service in the list of Service and Select Properties from right click menu.STEP 4 – You can see here that your service status is stopped. Click on the Start button to start the service.STEP 5 – Also check that startup type is Automatic, if not then switch it to Automatic.Open any Video or Audio file and check that audio is working.
You can also use this method when any specific service on your computer stops working.