What does Windows error code 1060 (ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST) mean?

ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST

ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST (1060, 0x00000424) means that the requested service name is not present in the Service Control Manager database.

Service name versus display name

The name passed to OpenService is the internal service name, not necessarily the human-readable name shown by the Services management console. The Service Control Manager compares service names without regard to case, but a display name can be different.

Useful checks

• Run sc query type= service state= all or inspect the service properties to obtain the internal name.
• Confirm that the expected service was installed on this computer and has not been removed or marked for deletion.
• When the name comes from configuration, check that it was not copied from another Windows edition, product version or machine.

Editing the registry directly is not a repair for this error; service installation and configuration should use the Service Control Manager API or the product's installer.