Could Not Start The Event Log Service Error 1501
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Service not starting RECOMMENDED: Click here to fix Windows errors and improve system performance Windows Event Log service maintains a set of event logs that http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-event-log-service-not-starting the system, system components, and applications use to record events. The service exposes functions that allow programs to maintain and manage the event logs and perform operations on the logs, such as archiving and clearing. As such, administrators can maintain event logs and perform administrative tasks requiring administrator privileges. Windows Event Log Service Not Starting or Running For some could not unknown reason if you find you are having difficulty starting the following, it is quite possible that one of the reason could be that Windows Event Log Service is Not Running. Task Scheduler Windows Event Calendar Messenger Sharing Folders In such a scenario, you may get error messages like: Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is could not start running Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer First, reboot your system and see if it helps. Sometimes a simple restart helps reinitialize this service. If the Windows Event Log shows as being started, re-start it from Services Manager. To check if the Windows Event Log service is started or stopped, Run services.msc and hit Enter to open the Services Manager. Here, again right- click on Windows Event Log Service, check up its Properties. Ensure that the Startup type is set on Automatic and that the services is Started; and that it runs in the Local Service account. Also ensure in the Recovery tab, all three drop down boxes, show the option as ‘Restart the Service', in case of Failure. Reboot if required. At times the Windows Event Log Service still will not start, and you may instead get the following error message: System cannot find the file specified In this case, open the following folder: C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs This logs folder contains Event Logs in .evtx format and can only