Audio Endpoint Driver Windows 10

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The audio services are provided for a large variety of electronic audio equipment in reality. However, the Windows audio services could fail sometimes. If you see the audio services not responding error, it means your sound device is not responsive. At this time, you have to troubleshoot the audio services problems so as to use the sound devices.

Undeniably, there are a lot of users have similar experience: they fail to play audio on computer. At this time, most people will choose to run the Windows sound troubleshooter to try to fix the problem. However, some of them will get disappointed since the troubleshooter can't fix the problems with their sound devices and display this error message: Audio services not responding.

Don’t be worried if you happen to encounter Windows audio services problems. You can fix it quickly by yourself, without asking professionals for help.

4 Fixes for Audio Services Not Responding Windows 10

The Audio Service is not running or Windows audio service stopping is a very common error which indicates you have unresponsive sound devices. This, complained by some Windows 10 users, is caused after upgrading Windows by using the Windows Update.

The following content will focus on how to fix audio services not responding in Windows 10.

Method 1: Restarting Audio Services

  1. Press the Start button and find Windows System folder.
  2. Expand the folder to select Run to open the Run dialog box.
  3. Type msc into the text box and click OK.
  4. Navigate to Windows Audio in the Services list.
  5. Right click on the service and choose Restart.

After that, you should check whether the Startup Type of Windows Audio is set to Automatic.

  • If it does, just keep it unchanged.
  • If it is set to Manual or Disabled, you should right click on Windows Audio > choose Properties > select Automatic after Startup type > click Apply > click OK.

Repeat the restart process and startup type settings process for Windows Audio Endpoint Builder & Plug and Play.

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Method 2: Use Command Prompt

  1. Type cmd into the search box on taskbar.
  2. Right click on Command Prompt to choose Run as administrator.
  3. Type net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice into Administrator: Command Prompt and hit Enter.
  4. Type net localgroup Administrators /add localservice and hit Enter.
  5. Wait for the completion of the commands.
  6. Restart your PC (how to retrieve deleted files on PC?).

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Method 3: Modify Registry

  1. Open the Run dialog box.
  2. Type regedit into the textbox.
  3. Click on the OK button to open Registry Editor.
  4. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, CurrentControlSet, Services, and AudioEndPointBuilder one by one.
  5. Select Parameters.
  6. Find ServiceDll from the right pane and check the information under Data column.
  7. If the value data is not %SystemRoot%System32AudioEndPointBuilder.dll., please change it.
  8. Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.

Method 4: Check Audio Components

  1. Open the Run dialog box.
  2. Type msc and hit Enter.
  3. Scroll down to find Windows Audio service.
  4. Right click on the service and choose Properties (you can also double click on it directly to open the Windows Audio Properties window).
  5. Shift to the Dependencies tab.
  6. Expand to see all the components under This service depends on the following system components.
  7. Make sure all the components are Started and Running in the services.msc.
  8. Restart the Windows Audio services and reboot PC.

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If all above methods failed, you should try to fix Audio services not responding error by:

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  • Reinstalling the audio driver
  • Installing default sound drivers
  • Using System Restore or doing a clean install
  • Restoring registry key from antivirus