Windows Essentials Media Streaming Service service failed to start

Question

Hello folks. I am running windows server 2016 standard with Essentials installed. I discovered the Essentials media streaming service fails to load with an error code of 1053. I've followed some of the youtube suggestions to no avail. I am going to post some of the logs in hopes some of this might make some sense. This server is a secondary DC remote from the primary DC communicating over VPN via Cisco Meraki. I am pasting a couple of these errors for review. How in gods name do I fix this?

Application Error
Faulting application name: MediaStreamingProvider.exe, version: 10.0.14393.4169, time stamp: 0x5ff78921
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.17763.1911, time stamp: 0x206fb2f7
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000000000039689
Faulting process id: 0x2974
Faulting application start time: 0x01d761a2b37ae757
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\System32\Essentials\MediaStreamingProvider.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: a92499eb-5e60-4f22-a58d-a3f3914ca69f
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

.NET Runtime
Application: MediaStreamingProvider.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32, System.String)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(System.String, System.IO.FileMode, System.IO.FileAccess, Int32, Boolean, System.IO.FileShare, Int32, System.IO.FileOptions, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, System.String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(System.String, System.IO.FileMode, System.IO.FileAccess, System.IO.FileShare, Int32)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.TraceListeners.RotatingFileStreamFactory.CreateFileStream(Int32, System.IO.FileMode)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.TraceListeners.RotatingLogTraceListener.UpdateWriter(System.String)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.TraceListeners.LogTraceListener.Write(System.String)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.TraceListeners.LogTraceListener.TraceData(System.Diagnostics.TraceEventCache, System.String, System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType, Int32, System.Object)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.LogTraceSource.TraceData(System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType, Int32, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.LogEventInfo)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.LogOrchestrator.Write(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.LogEventInfo)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.Log.Write(System.Object, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1<System.String>, Int32, Int32, System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType, System.String)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Diagnostics.Logging.Log.WriteError(System.Object, System.String)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.MediaStreaming.FileLogger.Exception(System.Exception)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.MediaStreaming.Program.Main(System.String[])

Answer 1

Hi,

Thanks for sharing the logs with the problem description but may I know if there is any error reported via dashboard?

Moreover, here are two methods mentioned in below thread with similar events.

1. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/33286ebd-eeb1-4480-a450-56d8ecef0235/2008-r2-to-2016-essentials-migration?forum=ws16essentials
   The suggestion mentioned is to pay attention to tips listed of Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials in an Existing Active Directory Environment https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/33286ebd-eeb1-4480-a450-56d8ecef0235/2008-r2-to-2016-essentials-migration?forum=ws16essentials

And the alternative way to add server to the domain before installing ADDS

2.https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8254529c-52d6-4036-8e11-818a85210c4a/mediastreamingproviderexe-application-error?forum=whs2011
The suggestion here is to reinstall the Desktop Experience feature

Hope above information helps and feel free to let us know if more assistance needed.

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Hope this helps and please help to accept as Answer if the response is useful.

Thanks,
Jenny