Solved All Audio Services have disappeared, No audio devices visible at all?

[daa65]

Hello everyone,I'm facing a particular issue with audio on my computer.Essentially, all audio functionality has ceased. This means that none of the audio services are operational, and the 'Audioserv' has vanished from the list of services. Attempting to initiate the Endpoint Builder service results in an error. Moreover, when I access the sound settings by right-clicking the volume icon on the taskbar, the interface appears devoid of any internal data, displaying neither playback nor recording devices.I've sought assistance from various sources, which typically advise using the troubleshooter, starting certain services, and verifying administrative privileges, among other suggestions. Despite reviewing over 15 YouTube tutorials and consulting 35 websites, the issue persists, leading me to seek guidance from this forum in hopes of further assistance.Ideally, I would prefer a default registry file that could reset all services to their default configurations with a simple double-click. However, I am uncertain of its feasibility. While numerous websites outline the default settings for all services, manually adjusting each one is impractical.

I thank you in advance for all help and assistance given.

daa65

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Some screenshots to help understand matters better.

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[torchwood]

Hi

i take it your running a desktop, so how are your audio devices attached, if your routing it thru the Asmedia hub looks like the driver has a problem

Axiom speakers?? whats showing in the dashboard monitor
check the for the latest drivers
M-Audio
Intel
Nvidea

As a further system set-up check you could run KB947821, could take a while
from the MS catalogue usually the last entry dated 2014 -- BUT you appear to be running a server version if im reading correctly

note not a fan of speed-up utilities see you have 2
if you are using Flash i'd remove it

for Endpoint set-up entries
https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=007671019323140114033eezi0s5f_y&q=https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/236709-services-restore-default-services-windows-7-a.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjrpa2x7MKJAxX2AvsDHW_cO9IQFnoECAsQAg&usg=AOvVaw3amLSqanpc4Ba3b_YYaIvq

 

[daa65]

Many of my services gave me this dialogue when I tried to set them to either Automatic or Manual; both gave me the same pop-up. This made me think that something important had been added to my system as a whole, and I need someone to help me figure out what it might be. I was looking through the list of services to switch between Automatic and Manual.Thank you all in advance for your assistance.

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A lot of these services give me the same error# type?

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[SIW2]

what has happened to your audio endpointbuider and the service log on should be local service for windows audio



do you have a restore point or a backup image to a time before the problem started ?

If not, then you could try a repair install

 

[torchwood]

Hi
that missing path is "spawned" from the Windows Media Features option

via
Programs/Features >> Turn features on/off (top left) >> Media Features (enable all 3 components)
likely require a reboot

I looked over your services settings and there pretty much the same as mine....so no worries there

 

[daa65]

what has happened to your audio endpointbuider and the service log on should be local service for windows audio
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do you have a restore point or a backup image to a time before the problem started ?If not, then you could try a repair install

Thank you for your help. I have just changed that to Local Services now.
Hope it all works, haven't seen any change as yet? Maybe a restart..
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Hi
that missing path is "spawned" from the Windows Media Features option
via
Programs/Features >> Turn features on/off (top left) >> Media Features (enable all 3 components)
likely require a reboot.
I looked over your services settings and there pretty much the same as mine....so no worries there

Hi, mate.
Thank you for taking out time to help me. Much appreciated.

Now, I don't understand what you mean, by the above? A screenshot perhaps may guide me a bit better, please.

Merci...

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Also not sure why this AudioEndpoint Service won't startup anymore?
Anybody? Any clues, please?

Thanking you all in advance.

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[SIW2]

Local system account

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder]
"Start"=dword:00000002
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\audiosrv.dll,-204"
"Group"="AudioGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
  00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
  6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\
  00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,\
  69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\audiosrv.dll,-205"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):50,00,6c,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,00,00,\
  00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
  00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
  67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
  00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
  41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
  00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001

 

[torchwood]

features

well here we are, the instructions were specific
SIW2 those entries are "hiding" in the background and will not be initilised until the WMP options are enabled

 

[daa65]

All my features show ON!?

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Please tell me what you are trying to say with this?
What needs to be done and how I go about doing it are both unclear to me.

Are you proposing to make the following registry edit?

Whatever the case, thank you for your assistance. Thank you.

DAA

Local system account

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder]
"Start"=dword:00000002
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\audiosrv.dll,-204"
"Group"="AudioGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
  00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
  6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\
  00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,\
  69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\audiosrv.dll,-205"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):50,00,6c,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,00,00,\
  00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
  00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
  67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
  00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
  41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
  00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001

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[SIW2]

you can try.

copy and paste what is in the code tags using notepad and save it as a .reg file call it anything you like, for example

audioendpoint.reg

then double click on it to merge it into your registry. Or rt click it and select merge

 

[torchwood]

if SIW2 instructions fail,

1) DID you update the Asmedia root hub driver problem
2) run sfc /scannow
3) run KB947821

 

[daa65]

you can try.
copy and paste what is in the code tags using notepad and save it as a .reg file call it anything you like, for example
audioendpoint.reg
then double click on it to merge it into your registry. Or rt click it and select merge

I will give that a try. Thanks for the assistance.

DAA

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Even though I have changed the file's name, I can not seem to get my Notepad file to become a.reg file.
The option to view as such is not available.

I appreciate your help.

DAA

 

[torchwood]

Re the Asmedia root hub problem, yellow exclamation mark in the device manager screenshot first postw

you did not appear to answer the questions i raised.... so whats the point in helping you

 

[daa65]

Re the Asmedia root hub problem, yellow exclamation mark in the device manager screenshot first postw
you did not appear to answer the questions i raised.... so whats the point in helping you

On the contrary, I am very thankful and plus I have not been to the forums as often as I ought to have, and I also failed to notice that in your previous post. Apologies.

Daa


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What though is ASmedia? Could you highlight that for me.
Thank you.


Daa

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Installing it now...

Daa

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Now installed, but still getting the no Audio Services, etc...




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2) run sfc /scannow < Now, I have to run this. Got that.
3) run KB947821 < how do I engage this though?

Appreciate all your help.

Daa

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Scan on the way...

Daa

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Scan complete... No #errors found.



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Now found at Microsoft and installed...



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All three of your suggestions have been implemented. No audio devices have shown up yet.

 

[SIW2]

I will give that a try. Thanks for the assistance.

DAA

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Even though I have changed the file's name, I can not seem to get my Notepad file to become a.reg file.
The option to view as such is not available.

I appreciate your help.

DAA

the letters after . are file extensions

Have you got file extensions showing ?

File Extensions - Hide or Show

 

[daa65]

the letters after . are file extensions
Have you got file extensions showing ?
File Extensions - Hide or Show

Not until I click on them.


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I got the.reg to work and merged the settings to my registry thanks to your how-to link, but haven't got audio devices as yet?




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Hey! Guess what... all your help has paid off. Merging the .reg file has done the trick.



I want to express my gratitude to SIW2 and Torchwood for their assistance in resolving this annoying pesky audio problem.
To the both of you, your help was much appreciated. For that, I am really grateful. Yes, indeed.
Thank you, SIW2 and Torchwood.


All Audio Services are back online and showing.

 

[SIW2]