May 14, 2026
# Stop the Windows Audio service (auto-confirming any dependency prompts)
Write-Host "Stopping Windows Audio service..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
net stop audiosrv /y
# Stop the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service
Write-Host "Stopping Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
net stop AudioEndpointBuilder /y
# 2-second delay between stopping and starting
Write-Host "Waiting 2 seconds..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
# Start the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service first (Dependency order)
Write-Host "Starting Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service..." -ForegroundColor Green
net start AudioEndpointBuilder
# Start the Windows Audio service
Write-Host "Starting Windows Audio service..." -ForegroundColor Green
net start audiosrv
Write-Host "Audio drivers successfully restarted." -ForegroundColor Green