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Solution for "Windows could not start the windows event log service on local computer. Error 5: Access is denied"

When you cannot start "Windows Event Log" service, you can do this.

  1. Erase all content in Logs folder (C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs).
  2. Restart the windows server or PC.
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