Windows Audio Error
This problem is my own on my Acer Desktop with Windows 7 64-bit. I wrote once before that when I start up my computer there is always a red mark on my speaker icon. I have to click on it to open the volume bar, then click on the blue volume symbol to mute the sound, and then click on it again.
Yesterday, it didn’t work. Instead, a Windows troubleshooter popped up and when finished, it displayed an error message:
Search Is Your Friend
A bit of searching online and I found that I had to make sure four services were running:
- Multimedia Class Scheduler
- Plug and Play
- Windows Audio
- Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
How To Fix It
To Open the Services Applet:
Click Start, then type Services.msc in the Search box.
Once in the Services Applet:
Scroll down the list of services, find each of the services listed above, and Double-Click on it.
Set it’s Startup Type to Automatic, if not already. If it is not running, click on the Start Button, or use the Start Link in the left column.
Note: If it has not started and is not set to Automatic, set it to Automatic, then click on the Apply button and you should then be able to click on the Start button that otherwise might be greyed out.
That should clear it up.