So, I realized this morning I was playing a game, and didn't have any sound. I tried clicking the volume button, I clicked the slider, and you know how you hear that DING! when you click it? I didn't hear it. I didn't see any green or grey on the bar. I tried playing some music on Spotify (love it!) and it didn't work. Actually I tried playing a YouTube video it was buffering and when it was done I hit the play button and it didn't play. Guess what happened in Spotify? The same thing! The music wouldn't play. I tried the Playing Audio troubleshooter but that didn't want to load. I first noticed this problem this morning. It wasn't happening yesterday. I have had no sound problems on this computer before. Ok now as I'm writing this sentence, the Playing Audio troubleshooter finally wants to load. Now Windows is being a jerk and taking forever with the "Checking audio service status..." thing. Windows, stop wasting my time. You've never wasted my time before. I'll get back to you guys later if this Playing Audio troubleshooter is ever gonna do it's thing.