# SignalRGB service installs but won't stay running — SERVICE\_NOT\_RUNNING **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** troubleshooting\ **Created:** [August 31, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/signalrgb-service-installs-but-wont-stay-running-service-not-running/10087 "2026-08-31T13:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OsoBear14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@OsoBear14](https://forum.signalrgb.com/u/OsoBear14)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/signalrgb-service-installs-but-wont-stay-running-service-not-running/10087/1 "2026-08-31T13:09:47Z")
SignalRGB 2.5.74, Win11, ASUS Aura board, Lian Li gear, admin account. “Service Start Required” → SERVICE\_NOT\_RUNNING. SignalRgb.Service stays Stopped; starting it manually gives no error at all. Ruled out: admin rights, Defender (history empty, folder excluded), clean reinstall, Memory Integrity off, Armoury Crate/AURA/L-Connect services disabled. This PC ran the L-Connect 3 OpenRGB beta — could that have left a driver or SMBus claim blocking the service? Any service-side log I can check? ---
**Author:** ![SignalBadger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.signalrgb.com/signalbadger/32/1654_2.png) [@SignalBadger](https://forum.signalrgb.com/u/SignalBadger)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/signalrgb-service-installs-but-wont-stay-running-service-not-running/10087/2 "2026-08-31T15:39:26Z")
Try a [full power cycle](https://docs.signalrgb.com/troubleshooting/full-power-cycle) if you haven’t already. Then check Windows Event Viewer → Windows Logs → System, filter for SignalRGB, and look for Event IDs 7000, 7031, or 7034. That’ll show why the service is crashing. Also open `%LOCALAPPDATA%\WhirlwindFX\SignalRgb\service\` and confirm both `SignalRgbService.exe` and `vcruntime140.dll` are present. Finally, fully uninstall OpenRGB/L-Connect. It can leave a WinRing0 driver that may conflict.