Dependencies (WindowsВ 10)

Declares other packages that a package depends on to complete its software.

Element hierarchy

Syntax

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Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Child Elements

Declares a dependency on another package that is marked as a framework package.

Identifies the device family that your package targets. For more info about device families, see Guide to UWP apps .

Specifies the main app package to which this supplemental package applies.

Contains the driver constraint information for a UWP app. If DriverDependency is used, the specified driver must be present for the app to load.

CDefines a package dependency for a UWP app.

Defines a dependency on a host app package for the current app package.

Parent Elements

Defines the root element of an app package manifest. The manifest describes the structure and capabilities of the software to the system.

Remarks

Dependencies must be explicitly defined. If a dependency cannot be resolved, deployment of the package fails. By default, a package cannot take a dependency on another package if the dependency package is not declared to be a framework or resource package. Set Framework to true to declare a framework package and ResourcePackage to true to declare a resource package.

How to find the dependencies of a Windows service

Windows services are one of the most important cores of the Windows operating system. You work in the background and do a lot of work, including updating your system, executing clicks, executing background tasks, and so on. However, the different services also depend on each other and cannot function without each other. These types of services are called dependencies and are like counterparts to each other. The reason they are built as small building blocks is that they are easy to handle. Services are often interrupted, resulting in a temporary interruption. In this article we share how to find the dependencies of a Windows Service in case of a problem.

All services are easily accessible under Windows 10/8/7. You can search for them in the taskbar and get a complete list of all Windows services.

If you determine that something is wrong with the services, either manually or via an error message, you should check the Windows services list and determine if something is disabled or stopped. Sometimes components cannot start by themselves or are disabled for unknown reasons. This will also stop other services.

To check the list of dependencies for a service, follow the steps below :

• Open Windows services and go to the Services list and select one of the services.
• Right-click and select Properties.
• Another window opens with details about this service. Go to the Dependencies tab
• Here you see two things
  • A list of the services on which this service depends. (This service depends on the following system components). It means that all these services must be running for the service to start.
  • List of system components that depend on this service. (The following system components depend on this service)

To ensure that Windows services work

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All Windows services can be automatically started, disabled or started manually. In the event of a fault, it is preferable to start it automatically. We strongly recommend that you do not turn it off or put it into manual mode unless you know what you are doing. However, you can use the automatic but delayed option to ensure that they start and do not slow down the connection.

You cannot change the start mode for all services. They are controlled by the system.

• • Go to the General tab and look for the label labeled Start Type
  • Select Automatic from the drop-down menu if you wish, otherwise you can always choose between Automatic Delayed Start.

If this is the service you are having problems with, you can try stopping it completely and restarting it. You also have the possibility to stop and continue according to your needs.

The Service Manager windows also allow you to quickly stop, restart, pause and resume the program from the menu commands, or right-click.

Restart services automatically

It is possible to restart services automatically if they fail. Windows services have integrated this feature in the Restore tab . You can restart the service automatically twice. If it does not work, you can restart it, reset the counter and try again. The clever way to do this, however, would take a step to inform you of the following service errors.

Now that you know almost everything about services and you can start automatically, it will be useful in situations. However, be aware that services will not stop manually while they are running.

See this message if Windows services do not start.

Windows dependency service or group failed to start.

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your time and effort.

I would suggest you to go through the below methods:

Follow the below procedure. It worked for me perfectly.

1. Press WIN+X.
2. Right click command prompt admin.
3. Type » netsh winsock reset catalog » and press enter
4. Then type » netsh int ip reset reset.log hit » and press enter.
You will get a message » Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog».

Restart your computer. and you are done.

If the problem still persists follow these additional steps
1. Go to task manager — Service tab
2. At the bottom of the task manager there is option » open services»
3. Click on it and search for «Group Policy Client» in the new window.
4. See its startup type is Automatic and not manual.
5. Then restart your computer.

Try to check the services and if it is stopped, then start these services:

From the list check the below services.

Please let us know the results. Feel free to write us back for any further assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

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Setting Service Dependencies in Windows

It may be necessary to delay the loading of a specific service until another service has started and is available for use, such as in an application stack, or for troubleshooting purposes. This quick post will walk-through creating a dependency, or sequence of dependencies, for services on a Windows machine.

Many built in Windows components, and third party applications, include dependencies configured during installation, these are visible from the Services GUI. In order to add dependencies after installation we can use the Windows Service Control (SC) command or add the entries manually in the registry.

Command Line

Open an elevated command prompt, be aware that when we set dependencies any existing dependencies are overwritten. So first let’s list the current dependencies using sc qc, the example below will list the properties, including dependencies, of Service1.

Use sc config to add a dependency. In the example below Service1 depends on Service2, this means that Service1 will not start until Service2 has successfully started.

For multiple services use a forward slash.

To remove all dependencies use the following command.

Registry

Open regedit and locate the following key.

There will be a subkey listed for each installed service, click the subkey for the service you wish to configure.

Click Edit, and New Multi-String Value. Right click and Rename the value DependOnService. Right click and select Modify, enter the names of the services you want this service to depend on (one per line) and click Ok.

How to find the Dependencies of a Windows Service

Windows Services are one of the most important cores of Windows operating system. They work in the background doing a lot of work including updating your system, keep running the clicks, run background tasks and so on. That said, different services depend on each other as well, and may not work without each other. These type of services are called dependencies, and they are like counterpart for each other. The reason why they are built as small building blocks as it is easy to manage. Many a time services stop which results in temporary disruption. In this post, we will share how to find the dependencies of a Windows Service in case of a problem.

All the services on Windows 10/8/7 are easy to access. You can search them using the search on the Taskbar, and it will offer you a complete list of all Windows Services.

Find Dependencies of a Windows Service

In case you find something is wrong with services either manually, or through an error message, you need to check the list of Windows Service and find if something is disabled or stopped. Sometimes components fail to start themselves or get disabled because of unknown reasons. This makes other services stop too.

To check the list of dependencies of a service, follow the steps below:

• Open Windows Services and go to the services list, and select one of the services.
• Right-click and select Properties.
• This will open another window which has details about that service. Switch to Dependencies tab.
• Here you can see two things
  • A list of services on which this service depend. (This service depends on the following system components). It means that all these services must run for the service to able to start.
  • A list of system components which depend on this service. (The following system components depend on this service)

How to make sure Windows Services are working

All Windows Services can be automated to start or disabled or manually started. In case of trouble, the best way is to set them to start automatically. We highly recommend you not to disable or set them to manual unless you know what you are doing. However, you can choose to use the automatic but delayed option to make sure they start and still don’t slow down the login.

Note: You cannot change startup type for all services. They are controlled by the system.

• Switch to General Tab and look for the label which says “Startup Type”
• Select Automatic from the Dropdown if you want it like that, else you can always choose between Automatic Delayed Start.

In case this is the service you are having trouble with, you can try to stop it completely and then start it again. You also have the option to Pause and Resume when needed.

The service manager windows also offer you to do it quickly stop, restart, pause and resume with controls in the menu or you can do it with a right click as well.

How to restart Services automatically

It is possible to restart the services automatically in case they fail. Windows Services has this feature inbuilt under Recovery tab. You can choose to restart the service automatically twice. If it doesn’t work, you can choose to either restart it again, reset the count, and keep trying again. Though the smart way of doing this would take an action to notify you about the subsequent service failures.

Now that you know almost everything about the services, and manage to automatically start, it will be handy in situations. However, stay warned that do not manually stop services if they are running.