A Windows service couldn’t start.
Source of event
Service Control Manager — Services category.
Possible causes
- Absence of binary file
- Invalid service account
- Insufficient rights
- Invalid dependency or configuration
Verifications to be carried out
- Read the service name and the of error code
- Control the ImagePath path
- Check login account
Commands
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System'; Id=7000} -MaxEvents 30
Key takeaways
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.