Event Log service is not starting |Error 13: The data is invalid

Question

Hi folks, I am trying to start Windows Event Log service on of my Windows Server 2016 machine, but it is not starting up and throwing below error:

I already have tried removing the contents of winevt\Logs but no luck. Rebooted server twice with no joy. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

didn't solve issue, what is the root cause of event logs service starting failed

Answer 2

Hello,

Using SFC or IDSM to check and repair system files is worth having a try.

Such as:

SFC /scannow

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:C:\RepairSource\Windows /LimitAccess

Note: Replace the C:\RepairSource\Windows placeholder with the location of your repair source.

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Answer 3

I deleted the Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EventLog and it started working. They key got regenerated after rebooting the server. Thanks all for looking into this!