Audio for Server 2019 Core?

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  1. ViRazY

    ViRazY MDL Novice

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    Hi, I am trying to get audio working on server 2019 core.

    Any suggestions or ideas?
     
  2. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller MDL Spinning Tortoise

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    From the shell with admin rights, does the following work to restore audio? (enter exactly as given)

    Code:
    sc config audiosrv start= auto
    and then

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    sc start audiosrv
     
  3. ViRazY

    ViRazY MDL Novice

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    Unfortunately not because it's missing some stuff.
     
  4. luzea

    luzea MDL Expert

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    Server Core isn’t meant for playing audio, i guess not even the default audio drivers are installed
     
  5. ViRazY

    ViRazY MDL Novice

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    There has to be a way to add audio functionality manually though, no?
     
  6. cbsvitzer

    cbsvitzer MDL Member

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    Why not install server with desktop experience.
    Resource consumption is minimal and it's easy to make audio work! :)
     
  7. mrbbq

    mrbbq MDL Senior Member

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    Core (Or at least Hyper-V OS) really went downhill in usability since the original 2008 version. Those were light AND functional, but even the R2 releases stopped a lot of useful things like browsers from functioning if you wanted to add them. If Core were still adaptable you could have incredible versions per device a la Embedded S7, a browser or audio only device etc, using only what you need with vast uptimes.
    And don't get me started on how great Embedded Standard 7 was vs what it became.