[Best Fix] Audio Services Not Responding Windows 10/Windows 11

Sometimes you cannot hear any sound on your Windows 10. But when you go to troubleshoot the sound problems, Windows tells you that Audio services not responding.

If you receive the audio services not responding error on your commuter, you can follow the guide below to quickly fix it.

Fix 1. Restart the Audio Services #

When dealing with Windows issues, go for the easy fix first. And to resolve Windows 10 audio services not responding issue, you can try restarting the audio service.

1. Press Win + R, type services.msc and press Enter.
2. When you are in services, scroll down to find all the services until you find the Windows Audio. Right-click on it and choose Restart. If it isn’t started yet, click on Start.
3. Again, click the Windows Audio entry and choose Properties from the context menu. In the new window, set the startup type to Automatic and then press Apply and OK accordingly. 
4. Restart your computer and check if the problem persists.

Tip: services set to Automatic will start during the boot process, while services set to start as Automatic (Delayed Start) will start shortly after boot.

Also, go ahead and find the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder entry, then repeat the same operations made above.

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Fix 2. Check Audio Components #

The next workaround goes to check for all the audio components. Make sure they are all running. If not, set their status to Automatic.

What you need to check are:

• RPC Endpoint Mapper
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• DCOM Server Process Launcher

Fix 3. Run Some Commands #

If the above fixes do not make any sense to remove audio services not responding, or the status of the entries is already correct, you can have a try on these commands:

1. Press Win + S to load the Search box, type Command Prompt and then run it as administrator.
2. When you are in the elevated command prompt window, type net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice and press the Enter key.
3. Continue type net localgroup Administrators /add localservice and press the Enter key.

Fix 4. Install Default Sound Driver #

Since Windows 10 keeps upgrading over time, probably the Windows 10 audio services not responding issue is caused by the incompatible sound driver. If that is the case, you can try installing the default drivers on your Windows 10.

1. Right click on This PC icon and choose Properties. Also, you can go to Control Panel -> System and Security -> System to reach the same window. Now click Advanced System Settings.
2. Switch to Hardware and click on Device Installation Settings.
3. Choose No (you device may not work as expected) and save the change.

Now press Win + X to bring out the power user menu, from which you just select Device Manager. Next, expand the Sound, video and game controllers and uninstall your sound device.

Once uninstalled, select Sound, video, and game controllers and uninstall again and click the Scan for hardware change option. This will automatically detect the audio hardware on your computer and then install the default sound drivers for your computer.

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Fix 5: Install Realtek or High Definition Audio Device #

From many forums, we know that installing High Definition Audio Device driver solved the problem. Here is what to do:

1. Press Windows + X to launch the Power User menu and select Device Manager from the list of options available.
2. Once in the Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers category.
3. Right-click on your sound device and select Update Driver.
4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
5. Now choose Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.
6. Select Realtek or High Definition Audio Device and press Next. If you are unable to find either of them, uncheck the option show compatible hardware to ensure that all the options are listed in your drivers list. Then go through all the drivers until you find one.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
8. Restart your computer and check if the audio services not responding problem is solved.

Fix 6. Modify the Registry Key #

If the above methods do not help fix the issue, you may have a look at the relative registry. Probably it is the incorrect value data that leads to Windows 10 audio services not responding.

1. Press Win + R, type regedit and hit Enter to open Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioEndPointBuilder\Parameters.
3. Locate ServicDll and check if the value is %SystemRoot%\System32\Audiosrv.dll, that is the cause of the problem.
4. Replace the value with %SystemRoot%\System32\AudioEndPointBuilder.dll.
5. Restart your PC to apply changes.

Fix 7. Use System Restore #

If you are pretty sure when the audio services not responding issue occurs, you can try restoring your system to a previous point, provided that you had already enabled the system protection.

1. Right-click on This PC and then go to its properties.
2. Click Advanced system settings.
3. From the System Properties window, navigate to System Protection.
4. Click System Restore and then choose the system point when the audio service is running properly.

Wrapping Things Up #

After performing the above methods, we hope you have already fixed the audio services not responding issue. While if you have any better suggestions, share them with us in the comment section so as to help others.