ERROR_FAILED_SERVICE_CONTROLLER_CONNECT 0x80070427

Error code 1063 · HRESULT 0x80070427

WINDOWS

The service process could not connect to the service controller.

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_FAILED_SERVICE_CONTROLLER_CONNECT is a Windows error code (system error 1063, returned as HRESULT 0x80070427) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The service process could not connect to the service controller.”

How to fix ERROR_FAILED_SERVICE_CONTROLLER_CONNECT

  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_SERVICE_DISABLEDERROR_SERVICE_DEPENDENCY_FAILERROR_SERVICE_NOT_ACTIVEERROR_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUTERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILEDERROR_IO_DEVICEERROR_NOT_FOUNDERROR_CANCELLED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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