ERROR_DIFFERENT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT 0x80070437

Error code 1079 · HRESULT 0x80070437

WINDOWS

The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_DIFFERENT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT is a Windows error code (system error 1079, returned as HRESULT 0x80070437) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process.”

How to fix ERROR_DIFFERENT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT

  1. Reboot once — many one-off system codes disappear with a clean restart
  2. Repair system files: 'sfc /scannow' then 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'
  3. Find the source in Event Viewer → System: filter for this exact code and open its provider link

Related errors

ERROR_DIFFERENT_PROFILE_RESOURCE_MANAGER_EXISTERROR_DUPLICATE_SERVICE_NAMEERROR_CANNOT_DETECT_DRIVER_FAILUREERROR_SERVICE_NEVER_STARTEDERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPTERROR_INSTALL_OPEN_PACKAGE_FAILEDERROR_INSTALL_RESOLVE_DEPENDENCY_FAILEDERROR_INSTALL_FAILED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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