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Event ID 7009 — Time limit for, wait for, service start

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The service manager has exceeded the time frame until a service connects.

Source of event

Service Control Manager — Services category.

Possible causes

  • Slow start
  • Application blocked
  • Slow storage
  • Network dependence

Verifications to be carried out

  1. Identify service
  2. Control CPU, disk and dependencies
  3. Compare with 7011

Useful orders….

Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System'; Id=7009} -MaxEvents 30

To be retained….

An Event ID must always be interpreted with its source, its full message, its timing and the context of the system. The same number may exist in several providers of events.

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