Windows 10: XboxNetApiSvc stuck / unresponsive to service stop or restart requests

I'm running Windows 10, 1903.


Recently I ran into problem with XboxNetApiSvc where it becomes stuck.


Symptoms:

1 It does not respond to stop / restart requests from service.msc and timed out after 30 seconds.

In event viewer, there is this error: A timeout 30000 milliseconds was reached while waiting for a transaction response from the XboxNetApiSvc service.


2 Game that depends on the service / the xbox net api will become stuck as well, probably waiting for the api call that never returns.


Is this a known issue? Is there a way I can look at some logs from XboxNetApiSvc to understand why is it stuck?


Thanks.

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Hey Prestonpdx,

I would suggest you check if the print spooler is running. Start/Stop print spooler service. Follow the steps below.

• 
  Press Windows key + R, type services.msc
  and press Enter.
  
• 
  From the list, locate Print Spooler service.
  
• 
  Double click on the service and select Stop.
  
• 
  Restart the computer, repeat step 1&2.
  
• 
  Double click on the service and check if the service is started.
  

Get back to us with the updated status, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.