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ERROR_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION
A service-related notification carries formatted status text
ERROR_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION corresponds to Win32 error value documented as: %hs This value is used with service notification paths where the message body supplies the meaningful detail. It should be interpreted together with the substituted service name, operation, and notification text rather than in isolation.
Where the result appears in real systems
- Service Control Manager notifications.
- Installers waiting for a service state change.
- Management agents forwarding service events to another process.
What to collect before making changes
Preserve every insertion string from the formatted message; record service name, PID, current state, accepted controls, and the API that delivered the notification; correlate the timestamp with System log events from Service Control Manager.
Handling and recovery
Handle the notification according to its embedded state and reason. Monitoring software should not label every occurrence as a service crash, because the message may describe a transition or informational condition.
What not to infer from this code
This result is a message container, not a universal diagnosis. The inserted text is essential and must not be discarded by logging code.
References
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