The System Event Notification Service service failed the sign-in.

Hi Hashim,

This issue is usually caused because of the System Event Notification service is set to manual. I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it works for you.

Method 1:

Check if you have set the System Event Notification service to Manual. If it set to Manual, then set it back to Automatic and check.

Follow the steps to check and set the service from Manual to Automatic:

a. Press Windows + R keys and type Services.msc and press Enter.

b. Search for the service "System Event Notification".

c. Right click the service and click Properties.

d. Check the startup type of the service. If it set to Manual, then change the startup type to Automatic by selecting Automatic from the drop down under startup type.

e. Click Apply and Ok to save changes.

f. Restart the computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 2:

Place the computer in Clean Boot state and check if the issue persists. Clean Boot will help you determine which third party program or app is causing this issue.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 or in Windows 8/8.1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 
Note: After clean boot troubleshooting step, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

Method 3:

Try the following steps and check if it helps.

a. Press Windows + W keys to get the search option.

b. Type Command Prompt, right click on command prompt in results and select Run as Administrator.

c. Type the following command and press Enter.

cd \windows\system32\config\regback

xcopy c:\windows\system32\config\regback<give space >c:\windows\system32\config

d. Exit Command Prompt and restart the computer.

Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we could help you better.

Hi Hashim,

 

This issue is usually caused because of the System Event Notification service is set to manual. I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it works for you.

Method 1:

Check if you have set the System Event Notification service to Manual. If it set to Manual, then set it back to Automatic and check.

Follow the steps to check and set the service from Manual to Automatic:

a. Press Windows + R keys and type Services.msc and press Enter.

b. Search for the service "System Event Notification".

c. Right click the service and click Properties.

d. Check the startup type of the service. If it set to Manual, then change the startup type to Automatic by selecting Automatic from the drop down under startup type.

e. Click Apply and Ok to save changes.

f. Restart the computer and check if the issue is resolved.

 

Method 2:

Place the computer in Clean Boot state and check if the issue persists. Clean Boot will help you determine which third party program or app is causing this issue.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 or in Windows 8/8.1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 
Note: After clean boot troubleshooting step, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

 

Method 3:

Try the following steps and check if it helps.

a. Press Windows + W keys to get the search option.

b. Type Command Prompt, right click on command prompt in results and select Run as Administrator.

c. Type the following command and press Enter.

cd \windows\system32\config\regback

xcopy c:\windows\system32\config\regback<give space >c:\windows\system32\config

d. Exit Command Prompt and restart the computer.

 

Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we could help you better.

The PC starts only in Safe Mode

And I couldn't start the services but its set to Automatic

Hi Hashim,

Thank you for replying with the status of the issue.

First of all, I would like to apologize for the late reply.

I would suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue persists. If the issue does not persist in new user account, then proceed with Step 2 and 3.

Step 1: Create a new Microsoft Account.
Create a user account:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-8

Step 2: If the new user profile works properly, then copy and paste the data files to the new user profile.

Follow the steps below to copy the files from the old Microsoft account to the new Microsoft account:
a) Press/tap Windows and x together and select Windows Explorer.
b) Click/tap on View tab and click/tap on Options at the top right corner.
c) Click/tap the View tab, and then click/tap Show hidden files, folders, and drives.
d) Uncheck the box which states Hide protected operating system files.
e) Click Yes to confirm, and then click OK.
f) Locate the C:\Users\Old_Username folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and Old Username is the name of the profile you want to copy files from.
g) Select all of the files and folders in this folder, except the following files:
•Ntuser.dat
•Ntuser.dat.log
•Ntuser.ini

h) Right click/tap and Select Copy.
i) Locate the C:\Users\New_Username folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and New Username is the name of the new user profile you created.
j) Right click/double tap inside the folder and select Paste.
k) Restart your PC and check if you are able to log in to the computer using the new Microsoft account with all the files of the old account.

Step 3: If the new user profile is working fine, then delete the old user.

Follow the steps to delete the corrupted user account profile:
a) Login to your new User Profile.
b) Click/tap on the “Windows logo” and type “User Accounts”.
c) Now, select “Settings” and then select the “User Accounts” icon.
d) Click/tap on “Manage another account” and then select the user account that you want to delete.
e) Click/tap on “delete the account”.
f) Depending on whether you want to “Keep the files” or “delete the files” choose the appropriate option.
g) You can delete the other accounts similarly.

Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we could help you better.

Hi Hashim,

Thank you for replying with the status.

Here it looks like you are using a proxy connection or you have not set Internet Explorer as default web browser. I would like to know some information about this issue so that we could assist you further.

1. Are you using any proxy connection to connect to Internet?

2. Are you using any other web browser on your computer?

I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it works for you.

Method 1:

If you are using any Proxy connection, then try disabling the proxy connection.

Follow the steps to disable proxy:

a.       Click the Gear box at the top right corner in Internet Explorer.

b.      Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.

c.       Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings.

d.      Uncheck the option “Use a Proxy Server for your LAN”.

e.      Click Apply and Ok to cave changes.

Method 2:

Set Internet Explorer as default web browser and check if it helps.

Make Internet Explorer your default browser:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/make-ie-default-browser#ie=ie-11

Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we could help you sort out the issue.

Hi Hashim,

This game/app performance issue might be because of many reasons, such as not meeting the minimum System Requirements or due to not having updated video card drivers. I would like to know some information to help assist you further with this issue.

1. Is the System Event Notification Service service sign-in failed issue resolved?

2. Is the issue confined to Asphalt 8 game/app?

I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it works for you.

Method 1:

Try updating the video card drivers and check if it helps.

Follow the steps to update the hardware driver:

a. Press Windows + X keys and click Device Manager.

b. Expand ‘Display Adapters’.

c. Right-click on the Display Adapter listed and click on ‘Update Driver Software’.

Method 2:

Try the steps provided in the following Microsoft Help article and check if the issue persists.

Troubleshoot problems with an app:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/what-troubleshoot-problems-app

For further reference, you may refer to the following Microsoft article.

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/asphalt-8-airborne/9076a406-495e-4aac-8153-6d3695f88650

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I have tried these 3 options to no effect.

I am a novice.

Pressing windows + W or Windows +R only tries to log in as my password

Computer will restart but shift restart to reboot in safe mode simply brings the problem back again

I cannot log in to use any administrator / user profiles.

This problem arose after I did yesterdays Windows 8.1 updates