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BigMan123
Aug 21, 2023Copper Contributor
'The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices
had this issue for a while and wont fix please help me
TylerWallace
Aug 26, 2025Bronze Contributor
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type services.msc and press Enter. This opens the Services management console.
- In the list, find the service that is giving you the error (e.g., Windows Update, Windows Audio, etc.).
- Right-click on the service and select Properties.
- In the properties window, look for Startup type.
- If it is set to Disabled, click the dropdown and change it to Manual.
- Manual means it will start only when needed by another service or process. This is a safe choice.
- Automatic means it will start when Windows boots. Only choose this if you know this service is critical and should always run.
- Click Apply.