When you start the Themes service on your Windows computer, error 1075 may occur. Here is the full error message verbatim.
Windows could not start the Themes service on Local Computer.
Error 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked
for deletion.
In some cases you receive error 1068 when starting Themes and Aero themes and features fail to work.
Windows could not start the Themes service on Local Computer.
Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.
This article addresses other Theme service errors Fix for Themes Service Startup Problems in Windows 7 and Vista.
Cause
This issue has been reported by several users, primarily occurring in systems running Windows 7. And it appears like the problem is caused by an adware which registers a service named iThemes5 (powered by “iThemes.dll”), and adds itself as the dependency for the “Themes” service.
First, make sure you eliminate all the adware, PUA, and malware from the system. Use reputed anti-malware products like Malwarebytes AntiMalware, Adwcleaner, etc. and do a thorough checkup using your anti-virus software.
Then to fix the Themes service, use these steps.
Fix Themes Service Error 1075 or 1068
Open an elevated or Admin Command Prompt window, and type:
sc config themes depend= ""
Press {ENTER}.
Note: You should see the message [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS. On the other hand, if you receive the following error, then it probably means you’re running it from a normal Command Prompt. You need to run it from an elevated or administrator Command Prompt. See how to open an elevated or admin Command Prompt.
Access is denied.
To confirm if dependencies for “Themes” are removed, run this command:
sc qc themes
The dependencies field should be empty, as shown above.
Then, start the Themes service by typing this:
net start themes
That fixes the Themes service. The instructions apply to all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.
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dependencies is not empty there is = iThemes5
@sagun: What happens after you run the sc command-line as mentioned in the article?
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After typing net start themes, i got the following error message:
The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion.
What should I do?
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After typing net start themes, i got the following error message:
system error 1079 has occurred.
The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process
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result for type “net start themes” on command prompt :
system error 1075 has occurred
the dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion
@as any : Restart Windows and try again.
not working. It is showing error : The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process. I restarted windows and tried. But no use.
madhava naresh : can you post the results of this command?
sc qc themes & sc query themes(run that from a CMD Prompt)
yes, here they are.
“sc qc themes” results
c:\Windows\system32>sc qc themes
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS
SERVICE_NAME: themes
TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : ProfSvc_Group
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : Themes
DEPENDENCIES :
SERVICE_START_NAME : .\naresh
“sc query themes” results
C:Windows\system32>sc query themes
SERVICE_NAME: themes
TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE : 1 STOPPED
WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 0
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0
CHECKPOINT : 0*0
WAIT_HINT : 0*0
@madhava naresh: Open CMD prompt as administrator, and run this command:
sc config themes obj= LocalSystemRestart if required. that should fix it.
Tried but no use. After entering ”net start themes” in a command prompt as an administrator it is displaying different error now “The requested service has already been started” Don’t know what’s wrong with it.
So the service is started now?
Nope. not started.
How do you know that the service isn’t started?
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what should i do?
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The dependencies field isn’t empty… Dependencies: iThemes5
as I follow the last step it says that “the dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion” !!!!
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@Axicraft: Error 127 when starting which particular Service?