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“The Security Center service can’t be started” Error Message
Several users have reported that their Windows Security Center was turned off without their consent and they were struggling to turn it back on. When they open the Security Center and try to turn it on they receive this particular message on their screen.
This is not necessarily an act of a malicious application because a lot of things may affect Windows services to misbehave. However, this can also be a red alarm so make sure you fix this solution as soon as possible by following the instructions below.
Solution 1: Fix the Problems Related to the Service
If the real issue is related to the service in charge of Windows Security Center, it’s the best if you try to troubleshoot this service before you try to do anything else. It’s quite easy and it may fix your problem instantly.
After you have successfully open Services, follow the instructions below.
The service should start now and you won’t have any problems dealing with it in the future. However, you may receive the following error message when you click on Start: “Windows could not start the Security Center service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this service differs from the account specified for other services running in the same process.” If this occurs, follow the instructions below to fix it. Note: If you still notice certain issues, open Services again by following the instructions above and repeat the same process for services named Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and Windows Management Instrumentation. Make sure there are started and that their startup type is set on Automatic.
Solution 2: Fixing Your Registry
One of the possible causes for this issue you are having is simply the fact that your registry has become corrupted and you might need to fix it manually. Editing your registry may lead to irreversible changes to your computer unless you back it up so first let’s make sure you back it up.
Since we have successfully backed up our registry, let’s proceed to deal with the Security Center issue.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE » SYSTEM » CurrentControlSet » services » wscsvc
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\wscsvc]
“DisplayName”=”@%SystemRoot%\System32\wscsvc.dll,-200”
“ErrorControl”=dword:00000001
“ImagePath”=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,
74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,\
00,65,00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,\
72,00,69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
“Start”=dword:00000002
“Type”=dword:00000020
“Description”=”@%SystemRoot%\System32\wscsvc.dll,-201”
“DependOnService”=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,\
4d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00
“ObjectName”=”NT AUTHORITY\LocalService”
“ServiceSidType”=dword:00000001
“RequiredPrivileges”=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,
67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,\
00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\ 00,00,00,00
“DelayedAutoStart”=dword:00000001
“FailureActions”=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\wscsvc\Parameters]
“ServiceDllUnloadOnStop”=dword:00000001
“ServiceDll”=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,73,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\wscsvc\Security]
“Security”=hex:01,00,14,80,c8,00,00,00,d4,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,
00,00,02,00,98,00,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,04,00,00,00,00,\
00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,01,\
00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,28,00,15,00,00,00,01,06,00,\
00,00,00,00,05,50,00,00,00,49,59,9d,77,91,56,e5,55,dc,f4,e2,0e,a7,8b,eb,ca,\
7b,42,13,56,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,\
00,00,00
Solution 3: Repairing WMI Repository
This is a possible fix to this issue and it’s generally easy to check is everything okay with your WMI Repository. winmgmt /verifyrepository winmgmt /salvagerepository
Solution 4: Running Several Error Scanning Tools
There are a couple of really helpful tools which can assist you with solving issues like this one. System File Checker (SFC) is a tool which can scan your hard drive for missing or broken system files and it can replace and fix them automatically. sfc /scannow Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) will scan your Windows Image and repair any issues it may find. Running it is also done via Command Prompt. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Solution 5: A Simple Windows 7 Registry Fix
If you are using a PC running Windows 7 and if you skipped the Solution 2 regarding the manual registry fix, you might be able to perform this automatically and skip the hassle. This fix was able to help a lot of people and save them plenty of effort so make sure you try this as well.
Solution 6: Service Not Running as a Local Service
Issues with several services including Security Center service way occur if the service was not configured to run as a Local Service and it runs independently. Fixing this is fairly easy and it requires some knowledge from Solution 1.
Solution 7: Scanning Your System for Malware
The solutions from above were all related to fixing things which were wrong with your system such as missing registry files or misconfigured startup type of the Security Center service. However, it’s highly likely that this issue was caused by a malicious application which usually targets services crucial to your computer’s security such as Security Center, Windows Firewall, etc. It’s advisable to scan your system immediately using various tools you can find online for free. Note: After scanning with Malwarebytes: Anti-Malware, it’s advisable to use other free scanning tools such as Microsoft Security Essentials, Hitman PRO, etc.
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