{"id":1030,"date":"2024-05-02T23:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T23:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2024-05-02T23:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T23:47:00","slug":"enable-windows-audio-on-a-windows-server-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/enable-windows-audio-on-a-windows-server-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Windows Audio on a Windows Server Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1030\" class=\"elementor elementor-1030\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8a5e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be8a5e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4385b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4385b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>To enable the Windows audio services on a Windows server instance, perform the following steps:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Open the Services window. You can open it from Start \u2013 Control Panel \u2013 Administrative tools \u2013 Services.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d556f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d556f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1.png 624w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f719d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7f719d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2.png 936w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59a0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59a0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3.png 624w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50a785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c50a785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similarly, you can also open Services from the Run dialog. Press `Windows + R` and type `services.msc`.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c9a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90c9a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4.png 608w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a74e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6a74e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>From the Services window, look for \u201cWindows Audio\u201d. Double-click it to open the \u201cWindows Audio Properties\u201d. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a0c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96a0c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5.png 936w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-768x482.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a2c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a2c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\">\n \t<li>In the \u201cWindows Audio Properties\u201d. Under the General tab, check the services status. If it is \u201cRunning\u201d it means that the audio is enabled. If the status is \u201cstopped\u201d, start the services by clicking on the \u201cStart\u201d button. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87172bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87172bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6.png 414w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d83a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\">\n \t<li>Set the Startup type to \u201cAutomatic\u201d to ensure that the Windows audio services will start automatically when the system boots up. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfdf41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bfdf41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7.png 610w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1ff26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1ff26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"5\">\n \t<li>Click the Apply and OK buttons to apply the changes made. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5428e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5428e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture8.png 420w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture8-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To enable the Windows audio services on a Windows server instance, perform the following steps: \u00a0 Open the Services window. You can open it from Start \u2013 Control Panel \u2013 Administrative tools \u2013 Services. Similarly, you can also open Services from the Run dialog. Press `Windows + R` and type `services.msc`. 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