[FIX] Error 1083: The Executable Program That This Service Is Configured To Run In Does Not Implement The Service

In Windows, services are playing an important role for smoothing functioning of the operating system. These services have an executable program (or host) under which they’ll run. For example, SVCHOST is a host under which multiple services (with their PID) can run. If the service is no longer listed under this host in the registry, the service won’t start/stop.

For example, consider Windows Management Instrumentation service that runs under SVCHOST. If the service is not listed for SVCHOST under registry configuration and you attempt to start the service, you’ll receive following error:

If you’re facing the issue with any other service and can’t start it due to error 1083, here’s how you can fix it:

FIX: ‘Error 1083: The Executable Program That This Service Is Configured To Run In Does Not Implement The Service’ In Windows 10/8/7

1. Press  + R and type services.msc in the Run dialog box, hit Enter key to open Services snap-in.

2. In Services window, right click on the service with which you’re facing this issue and click Properties.

3. On the service property sheet, under General tab, note down the Service name value (winmgmt in this example). Also note down the ‘Path to executable‘ i.e. C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p in this example. Only netsvcs, the second last entry of this path is important for us in this fix.

4. Press + R and put regedit in Run dialog box to open Registry Editor (if you’re not familiar with Registry Editor, then click here). Click OK.

5. In left pane of Registry Editor window, navigate to following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost

6. Now in the right pane of Svchost registry key, look for multi-value registry string (REG_MULTI_SZ) whose name is the last or second last entry in Path to executable. In this example, that value is netsvcs. So we double click on netsvcs multi-value registry string to modify its Value data.

7. Finally, add the service name (winmgmt in this example) we got in step 3, to the Value data of this registry string. Click OK. Close Registry Editor and reboot the machine.

After restarting your system, you’ll be able to start the service without any error.

You can checkout following video to illustrate this fix:

That’s it!