Media Keys Not Working after Windows 10 Upgrade -- A possible fix

I have a similar problem - since I upgraded fro Win 8.1 to 10 the media keys work fine with iTunes for a while then suddenly seem to lose their connection to iTunes. That is, when I press the key in question, the logitech icon displays briefly on the screen as normal, but there is no effect on iTunes. Shutting down and restarting iTunes seems to fix the problem for a time, but it comes back. I have the latest Logitech drivers/software installed.

+1 for this issue

Commonly stated fix that may work for you but didn't work for me :

1. Press Windows+X and select "Computer management".
2. At the left, under "computer management", you find "Services and Applications". Open it and select "Services".
3. Search for a service named Human Interface Device Access (or something VERY similiar).
4. Once found, check the status. If the value is not "Started", start it.
5. To make sure it will be on also in the future, check the Startup Type value. If not "Automatic", right click it, and select properties.
6. Under the tab "General", change the Startup type to Automatic.
7. Apply and close.

Thanks for this. At the moment I happened to look, the service was running, but its start up was "manual". I've changed it to "auto". I hope that makes a difference. I'll report back later.

I have this same issue and I have tried changing the default app and tried changing the HID service to start manually and neither of these have helped my issue. It seems to be intermittent tho as sometimes very seldom the media keys start to work.

Making the service change to auto doesn't seem to have entirely solved the problem. Nor does upgrading to Setpoint 6.67.83 (released a few days ago). I have similar mouse problems, too, which affect other apps as well, so I'm beginning to think this is more Logitech's or Microsoft's problem than Apple's. The mouse seems occasionally to forget its speed and scroll speed settings. Opening Setpoint and making any arbitrary change to the mouse speed settings seems to bring it back under control, albeit temporarily. I can't find any means of getting meaningful support from Logitech.

Thank you so much!

This worked for me with Spotify and my Logitech k360.

If you're using google chrome try this fix:

http://www.omgchrome.com/chrome-google-music-media-keys/

Thanks, it worked perfectly. Just a small addition:

4.Once found, check the status. If the value is not "Started", start it. If the value is "Started", restart it.

I thought I'd add another option, even though it's rather oddball.

I'd had my desktop case opened to install a memory upgrade and when I hooked everything up again, I had accidentally plugged my speakers into the wrong socket. There's three identical pin plug sockets back there and in rummaging around I'd chosen the wrong one.

As soon as I corrected the error, all my media keys worked as usual.

George

Thank you so much. Windows help desk couldn't even resolve this issue for me.

I literally just got a Logitech G610 and been browsing for a while to figure out why the **** my media keys and sound wheel don't work and this fixed it!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!