ERROR_DUPLICATE_SERVICE_NAME 0x80070436

Error code 1078 · HRESULT 0x80070436

WINDOWS

The name is already in use as either a service name or a service display name.

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_DUPLICATE_SERVICE_NAME is a Windows error code (system error 1078, returned as HRESULT 0x80070436) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The name is already in use as either a service name or a service display name.”

How to fix ERROR_DUPLICATE_SERVICE_NAME

  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_DUPLICATE_PRIVILEGESERROR_DUPLICATE_TAGERROR_SERVICE_NEVER_STARTEDERROR_DIFFERENT_SERVICE_ACCOUNTERROR_BOOT_ALREADY_ACCEPTEDERROR_DISK_CORRUPTERROR_TIMEOUTERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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