When working with the Windows operating system, users may encounter error 1068. This is due to the launch of one of the processes, the parameters of which are not set to autorun, and it does not start during the OS boot. Often, when trying to turn on sound, share an Internet connection, or create a homegroup, the user sees the following message on the screen of their device: "Error 1068: Cannot start a child service or group." If such a problem arises, do not panic, because there are ways to solve it.
First way: start and restart required services
First of all, you need to launch the "Services" utility. To do this, right-click on the "My Computer" icon and select the "Manage" menu item. After that, on the left sidewindow, find the "Services and Applications" item and double-click the left mouse button on the "Services" item.
Another way: use the Win+R keyboard shortcut to open the Run utility, type services.msc in the field and press Enter.
On the right side of the "Services" window there is a list of all service applications of the operating system, which can be sorted by name. Here you need to find the Telephony service, use the context menu to go to the properties, where you need to assign it a manual launch in the appropriate section, apply the changes made and run it for execution. Then perform similar actions on:
- "Support for Plug and Play plug and play devices."
– "SSTP Service".
– "Remote Access Automatic Connection Manager".
After starting, make sure that all newly started services are running. Error 1068 should be gone. If not, you can use the following methods.
Second method: checking the rights of system folders
To check access levels to system folders, you need to go to the root of the disk with the installed operating system, find the Windows folder in it and open its properties using the context menu. After opening the "Groups and Users" section of the "Security" tab, you should make sure that all three groups of owners have full control rights. This can be seen in the lower column with rights by selecting one of the groups above.
If you see a group that lacks full access, you need to give it to it by checking the appropriate item in the changes section and applying the new settings. In order for the system to accept the changes, after granting access, you must restart the PC. If error 1068 ("Unable to start child service") is still present, you should try to fix it using the third method.
Third way: checking Logfiles
Sometimes error 1068 can be caused by the Windows Event Collector service. If it fails, the collected information is no longer recorded in the Logfiles folder. To check its performance, you need to start Windows in safe mode. To do this, during the system boot process, before the system logo appears, press the F8 button on the keyboard and select the appropriate item.
After the OS starts, you need to find the Logfiles folder along the path C:\Windows\System32, rename it or move it to another location, and then restart the PC in normal mode. Error 1068 ("Unable to start child service") should no longer appear. However, if this method did not work, then there is another one.
Fourth method: system restore
Although this method does not always help to deal with error 1068, you can still try it. You need to launch the System Restore utility using the search from the Start menu or opening it from the system options, and select a restore point at whichthe error did not appear. After the system completes the rollback, the computer will restart.
In the end, when the computer issues: "Error 1068: the child service or group cannot be started" - you can use Microsoft's proprietary utility Fix it to fix it, following the instructions it offers. If none of the ways to fix the error has led to success, a cardinal method can help - reinstalling the operating system.
