1.1 Solution 1: Simply increase or decrease your computer’s volume.1 How to Fix The Audio Service is Not Running in Windows 10.Although there is a cross (X) sign on the taskbar and their computer’s audio service is shown to be as “The Audio Service is not running”, almost every Windows user affected by this issue can successfully play the audio on their personal computer. However, other versions of the Windows Operating System are also occasionally affected by such an issue. This issue is usually seen in Windows 7, the most successful succession of the Windows Operating System. When the windows users get effected by sound problems in their taskbar, they usually see a text appear on the screen- “The Audio Service is not running”. Many Windows users have experienced and unceasingly affecting by this particular issue where the Sound icon in the Taskbar, the one that provides a volume slider when clicked on and volume can be adjusted, gets a little cross sign on the bottom of the right side. This error text means that your sound device is insensitive due to which it isn’t responding to Windows. The error message is produced by Windows troubleshooter, which is generally run when you are predicting issues with the sound system of your device. If you are using Windows 10 for a long time and one day, “The Audio Service is not running” text display, and audio is not working.