ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST 0x80070424

Error code 1060 · HRESULT 0x80070424

WINDOWS

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

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_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST is a Windows error code (system error 1060, returned as HRESULT 0x80070424) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The specified service does not exist as an installed service.”

How to fix ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST

  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_REQUEST_TIMEOUTERROR_SERVICE_DEPENDENCY_FAILERROR_SERVICE_CANNOT_ACCEPT_CTRLERROR_CIRCULAR_DEPENDENCYERROR_SERVICE_NOT_ACTIVEERROR_INVALID_SERVICE_ACCOUNT

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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