For reasons unknown to me, my boot has noticeably slowed down, and when I reach the desktop, the volume icon in the system tray has a red x on it, indicating the audio service is not running. Because these two issues arose simultaneously, I can't help but think they must be related.
This is a new problem on my Windows 8.1 Pro x64 installation.
My boot drive is an SSD, and Windows 8.1 was always very fast to load. It used to only be 2-3 seconds on the 'Welcome' screen before the desktop. Now it takes more like 10 to 15 seconds on the 'Welcome' screen before reaching the desktop. That's not a huge problem in itself, but apparently symptomatic of something not quite right, and it coincided with the "audio service is not running" problem.
I can't think of any changes I made to my configuration, certainly nothing related to the Windows Audio service.
Another odd thing is: if I go into Services, it clearly shows Windows Audio actually is running (and set to Automatic startup). If I select Restart the service, it does and the volume icon then acknowledges it. While that solves the volume issue until the next time I boot, it obviously doesn't fix the underlying problem.
Any suggestions on how to diagnose and resolve this issue? Thanks!
This is a new problem on my Windows 8.1 Pro x64 installation.
My boot drive is an SSD, and Windows 8.1 was always very fast to load. It used to only be 2-3 seconds on the 'Welcome' screen before the desktop. Now it takes more like 10 to 15 seconds on the 'Welcome' screen before reaching the desktop. That's not a huge problem in itself, but apparently symptomatic of something not quite right, and it coincided with the "audio service is not running" problem.
I can't think of any changes I made to my configuration, certainly nothing related to the Windows Audio service.
Another odd thing is: if I go into Services, it clearly shows Windows Audio actually is running (and set to Automatic startup). If I select Restart the service, it does and the volume icon then acknowledges it. While that solves the volume issue until the next time I boot, it obviously doesn't fix the underlying problem.
Any suggestions on how to diagnose and resolve this issue? Thanks!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop