You just bought, installed Kaspersky Antivirus security software and it fails to open with the following error:
Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion
Download the Diagnostic
There are certain situations when missing entries in your registry and registry corruption causes this problem. Try running a registry scan to identify if there are any such issues.
- Click the button below to download and install the Diagnostic
- Perform a Registry scan and fix any problems detected.
- Restart your computer.
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Restart SampleWS Service
Manually terminate and re-execute the essential service using Services tool.
For Windows 10:
1. In the Search Box on Taskbar, type “services.msc” and open Services tool.
2. Scroll down; right click “SampleWS” service; choose Properties option.
3. Stop and restart the service.
For Windows 8.1/ 8/ 7/ Vista:
1. Use Windows Key + R key combinations and then type “services.msc” and click OK.
2. Refer Steps # 2-3 under Windows 10 section.
Change Registry Settings
Some serious problems with your computer Registry can also cause error 1053. Change values related to ServicesPipeTimeout as shown below:
For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8/ 7/ Vista:
1. Open Registry Editor using “RegEdit” command in Run dialog.
2. Locate below subkey:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
3. Double click “ServicesPipeTimeout” and replace its value with “180000” (without quotes).
4. Click OK.
5. Quit the tool; restart your PC.
Update Microsoft .NET Framework
Error 1053 appears due to an outdated version of Microsoft .NET Framework. Download the latest version from Microsoft Download Center.
Restart Print Spooler
It may be possible that the Print Spooler service isn’t running properly. Use the following command-line instructions to execute it again.
For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8/ 7/ Vista:
1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
2. Execute below command:
- sc config spooler depend= RPCSS
3. Press ENTER.
