A required service failed to start

Another service or dependency needed by this service failed.

TRY THIS FIRST

Identify the dependency

Press Windows + R, open services.msc, then open the affected service's properties → Dependencies.

Viewing dependencies changes nothing

Result: Find the required service and inspect its status.

Still not working?

Investigate that service’s own error first. Do not start or enable unrelated services; the expected configuration depends on the installed software.

Check the result: Retry the original service after its dependency works.

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Sources & page details

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Hanki's detailed guide · Reviewed 2026-09-26

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