Manages audio devices for the Windows Audio service. If this service is stopped, audio devices and effects will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
This service also exists in Windows 7, 8 and Vista.
Windows 10 version | Home | Pro | Education | Enterprise |
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1507 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1511 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1607 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1703 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1709 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1803 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1809 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1903 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
1909 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
2004 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
20H2 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
21H1 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
21H2 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
22H2 | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
Display name: | Windows Audio Endpoint Builder |
Service name: | AudioEndpointBuilder |
Type: | share |
Path: | %WinDir%\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p |
File: | %WinDir%\System32\AudioEndpointBuilder.dll |
Error control: | normal |
Group: | AudioGroup |
Object: | LocalSystem |
Privileges: |
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The Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service is running as LocalSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Windows Audio Endpoint Builder fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the AudioEndpointBuilder service has failed to start.
If Windows Audio Endpoint Builder is stopped, the Windows Audio service fails to start and initialize.
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreWindowsAudioEndpointBuilderWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the AudioEndpointBuilder.dll
file exists in the %WinDir%\System32
folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.