Fix Audio Services Not Responding in Windows 10

If you are using windows 10 and You have received this error message saying Audio Services Not Responding, then you don’t need to worry as in this article i have compiled 100% working ways to fix Audio Services Not Responding problem.

Fix 1 – Using service manager

1. Press Windows key + R together to open run.

2. Now, write services.msc in it and click OK.

 

 

3. Now, Locate Windows Audio service from the list. Right Click on Windows Audio service and Choose Properties.

 

4. Make sure that Service is Running and Startup type is set to Automatic. If not then Start the service and Change the startup type to Automatic.

 

 

5. Now, Right click on Windows Audio service and Restart the service

 

 

6. Similarly Locate these two services also and repeat the steps from 3 to 7 .

Windows Audio Endpoint Builder 

Plug and Play

7. Now, Locate these services Given below and make sure they are running. If they are not running, Just right click on them and Choose start.

DCOM Server Process Launcher 

RPC Endpoint Mapper

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

 

 

Fix 2 – Using Command Prompt

1. Search cmd in Windows 10 Taskbar search.

2. Right Click on cmd icon and RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR

 

 

3. Execute the command given below by copy and pasting this on your command prompt window and hitting enter key.

net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice

4. Again copy and paste the command given below and hit enter key to execute.

net localgroup Administrators /add localservice

5. Now, close the cmd window and restart your computer.

Fix – Using system properties

1. Press Windows key + R together to open run.

2. Now, Write sysdm.cpl in it and click OK.

 

3. Choose Hardware tab and then Click on Device Installation Settings

 

4. Select the second option saying No (your device might not work as expected)  and then click on Save Changes.

5. Press Windows key + X together and Click on device manager to open it.

 

 

6. Expand Sound, video and game controllers.

7. Select your sound driver and then do a right click and then choose uninstall.

 

8. Now, Click on Action and then click on Scan for hardware changes.

 

Fix – Using Settings

1.  Click on Start Button and then click on gear shaped icon to open settings.

 

 

2. Now, Click on Privacy.

2. Click on Microphone from the left menu.

 

 

3. Make sure Allow apps to access your Microphone is turned ON.

 

Fix 2 – Using Msconfig

1. Search msconfig in windows 10 taskbar search

 

 

2. Now, search these two services from the list.

Windows Audio Endpoint builder

Windows audio

3. Make sure they are checked. If they are not checked, just check these two services.