Windows 10: Error: The service cannot accept control messages at this time

As a Windows 10 user you might come across the error message, Error 1061 The service cannot accept control messages at this time while starting or trying to run a program. This happens because the Application Information Service does not [...]

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Cannot run task manager or Regedit shows the error "this service cannot acess control messages at this time"

error when trying to open task manager

[Window Title]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

[Content]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

The service cannot accept control messages at this time.

[OK]

error while try to open registory editor

[Window Title]

C:\Windows\regedit.exe

[Content]

C:\Windows\regedit.exe

The service cannot accept control messages at this time.

[OK]

 

The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

Hi Eric,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

This issue might be occurred due to corrupted Windows services and updates.

To understand the issue better, I suggest you to answer the below questions.

• In which account are you facing this issue?
• Are you connected to Domain?
• Since from when are you facing this issue?

You may login to other account and check if the RegEdit works.

I suggest you to modify the registry to increase the default time-out value for the service control manager. To increase this value to 60 seconds, follow these steps:

• Press Windows Key + R, type regedit, and hit
  enter.
  
• Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
  
• In the right pane, locate the ServicesPipeTimeout entry.

Note: If the Services PipeTimeout entry does not exist, you must create it. To do this, follow these steps:

• On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click
  DWORD Value.
  
  
• Type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press ENTER.
• Right-click Services PipeTimeout, and then click Modify.
  
• Click Decimal, type 60000, and then click OK.
• This value represents the time in milliseconds before a service times out.
  
• Restart the computer.

Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ )

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Note: Install all the pending updates logging into Microsoft account and check.

I suggest you to refer the below link and check if it helps you regarding this issue.

Refer: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Keep us posted to help you better.

 

Services "Application Information" or "User Profile Service" high CPU


I deleted the files and let ADW restart my computer. The processor drain is still present and the services are still not accepting control messages. Any ideas for the next step?