Instead, use the methods below to permanently get your audio back. A temporary fix is to restart your computer, but this can get tedious very fast. In the majority of cases, the root problem is that one of the dependencies that the Windows audio service relies on has become disabled or has failed to start automatically during the boot up process. What is the Root Problem Behind the Audio Error?
This simply means that your sound device is not responsive and needs to be fixed. Most users will report having a little red “x” on their sound icon located in their taskbar and when hovered over, will see the “audio service is not running” error message. Unfortunately, a lot of Windows users are running into an error that causes Windows audio services to fail.
When we boot up our Windows 10 computer, whether it is a laptop or desktop, one of the first things we expect is to hear sound.