Fresh Install - Service Stops
Attempting to install PSU on a fresh Windows Server 2025 build - tried both a simple install (no customizations) and an install that runs the service as a domain account (with login as service rights). The service starts and then stops quickly (no failure to start error) - this error shows in the event log.
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Hello @bcaydelotte
Thank you for the details and screenshot.
The Service Control Manager event confirms that the PowerShell Universal service is terminating after startup, but the "Incorrect function" message by itself does not identify the underlying exception. Since you are seeing the same general behavior on a fresh Windows Server 2025 installation, I would like to correlate the Windows event with the PSU startup logs before making any configuration changes.
Could you please provide the following?
• Exact PowerShell Universal version and build installed.
• Whether the simple installation using the default service identity produced the same Event ID 7023.
• The relevant portion of the PSU system log covering approximately one minute before and after the service stops.
• Any events from Windows Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application at the same timestamp, especially entries from Universal.Server.exe, .NET Runtime, Application Error, or Windows Error Reporting.
• Whether the service stops consistently on every manual start attempt.
If no PSU system log is generated at all during startup, please let me know as that is also useful information.
Best regards,
Ruben Tapia