We all know its quite handy to connect different Windows machines using HomeGroup so that files and other stuff can be shared on the go. Peer Networking Grouping service is one of the core technologies used in HomeGroup feature. It enables multi-party communication using peer-to-peer grouping. If this service is not running, HomeGroup won’t function at all.
When HomeGroup is not working and you try to start Peer Networking Grouping service, and you’ll get this warning message:
Windows could not start the Peer Networking Grouping service on Local Computer.
Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.
Another message that often users receive regarding this service is:
Windows could not start the Peer Networking Grouping service on Local Computer.
Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for the other services running in the same process.
In this article, we’ll share you the resolutions for both of these errors. But before we move on, we hardly suggest you to run System File Checker scan once. This will fix corrupted system files, if any, and help you in solving the issue.
Now, here is how to solve these errors:
FIX : Windows Could Not Start The Peer Networking Grouping Service On Local Computer
FIX Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start
1. Make sure you’re enabled hidden items in File Explorer. Press + R and type following location in Run:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA
*Substitute C: with your system root drive.
2. Then in RSA folder, you’ll find a sub-folder named MachineKeys. Rename this folder to MachineKeys.old.
Since this is a system folder, so you need to provide administrative privileges to rename it by clicking Continue option here:
3. Next, in RSA folder, create a new sub-folder and name it MachineKeys. Right click over this newly created folder and select Properties.
4. Then in the MachineKeys property sheet, highlight Everyone under Group or user names and click Edit button.
5. Moving on, in the Permissions for MachineKeys window, select Everyone under Group or user names and put check mark against all levels in Allow column under Permissions for Everyone. Click Apply followed by OK. Exit File Explorer.
6. Open Services snap-in. Make sure services named Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Peer Network Identity Manager and PNRP Machine Name Publication are running. If they’re not running, double click on them one by one and click Start. Then you can start Peer Networking Grouping service and it should work as expected.
Close Services snap-in. The issues you were facing in using HomeGroup should be resolved now.
FIX Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for the other services running in the same process
1. Open Services snap-in. Right click Peer Networking Grouping service and select Properties.
2. Next, in the property dailog box, switch to Log On tab. Select This account option and type Local Service in the input box next to it. Keep the Password and Confirm Password field empty. Click Apply then OK.
You can now retry to start Peer Networking Grouping service and this time error will no longer appear.
Hope this helps!
Godwin
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Kapil Arya
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shaishav Bhatt
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Anonymous
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abe
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Tomas
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Kapil Arya
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David A
Followed verbatim, but still not working. Couldn’t remove passwords and error 1068 and 1079 still present?
Sara
Thank you! You’re awesome!
Kapil Arya
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Colin Wright
After much grief trying other ways of solving error 1068 this worked perfectly. Thank you so much.
Kapil Arya
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Simone Ristori
just thanks man! Two days for fixing a pc after just changing a motherboard, when I got this error I wanted to cry…. :)
Kapil Arya
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TH
This worked for me after hours of troubleshooting. Thank you!
Kapil Arya
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marko
THIS WORKED! THANK YOU!!!
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Will
Yep, worked for me too. Thank you. :-)
Kapil Arya
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Ryan
This worked. Thanks for the advice. Microsoft should hire you.
Kapil Arya
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Samarin
Got an error: 1057 instead on the fix for 1079.
Kapil Arya
^^ In that case, follow steps mentioned here: https://www.kapilarya.com/the-dependency-service-does-not-exist-or-has-been-marked-for-deletion
Eric Moreland
This worked for me. Thanks YOU!
Kapil Arya
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Daniel
Wow!!!! worked for me.Thanks
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Iccank Arc
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Bob
YEAH!! This solved the problem.
Kapil Arya
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Alex
Thank you so much, you are a genius dude!
Kapil Arya
^^ Thanks for your feedback!
Gayle
It did not work for me. When I created the machinekey folder was it supposed to remain empty? I must be missing something. Help, please.
Kapil Arya
^^ After creating the folder (obviously it will be empty), do a reboot and then go ahead with remaining steps, see if it works that way for you.
Gayle
I tried it. It didn’t work for me. Still getting 1068 error on PNG ; the passwords keep reappearing after deletion. On PNRP, error 0x80630203, unable to access key. I was able to start both homegroup services, but without PNRP and PNG, I can’t create homegroup. This is frustrating. I’m about ready to go back to windows 7.
Chris
worked! Thanks!
Kapil Arya
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Ricardo
Thank you for your help man, you are an ace!
Kapil Arya
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naja
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SANDIP
Great & Thank you so Much . I have this problem for a long time whenever I have formatted My Laptop
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The River
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JoJo
You are THE MAN!!!! Thank you so much!!!
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Tony
Yes, Yes, Yes this is the only solution I could find that actually works. Thanks your a genious.
Kapil Arya
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Abdulla Yasser
Does That Mean I Could Delete The MachineKeys.old file?
Kapil Arya
^^ Yup, if you like.
REFAEL PALENCIA
Thank you , it was very helpful
Kapil Arya
^^ Perfect!
Karl W Schomburg
I tried this recently with my computer Kapil and it didn’t work. Now I wondering what I did wrong. If I give you my name and email address, can you please contact me? Thanks.
Paul Westgate
Used this to solve Homegroup issues today and it sorted the issue. Many thanks
Kapil Arya
^^ We’re happy that it helped you!
Ken Herbst
THANK YOU. This was great and it solved my problems with HomeGroup. Just wish I would have found this last week. I would have saved many hours of work.
Kapil Arya
^^ Thanks to you, for the wonderful feedback 😊
Arie Widjaja
Awesome ….Thank you bro
Kapil Arya
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Jayle Enn
This is the best guide to fixing Homegroup issues I’ve found… and I went through a bunch of them today. Thank you for being so thorough!
Kapil Arya
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house
perfect . damn u save my another 1 hour , though 2 hr wasted googling
ty ^^
Kapil Arya
^^ You’re most welcome, house 😊
rick
finally a fix for this silly problem who could imagine sharing anything a private home network could be so hard, duh, click share done is how it should be.
Garry Clarke
I was ready to tear my hair out after being unable to join a homegroup but this solution worked brilliantly. Thank you so much.
Kapil Arya
^^ Glad it helped you, Garry 😊
Silva
And what should I do if I get Error 5: Access Denied?
mayank sati
thanks a lot .
I went to many forum before this and all were useless.
thanks for the correct solution. cheers !
Kapil Arya
^^ Thank you so much!
Song Jonghyeong
Thank you so much!!!!
But I hate windows because it so much complicated and difficult to use.
Smalls
Thanks for the help!! Made this really easy :)
Kapil Arya
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Rob S
After literally 100’s of “solutions” I came across this and it works! Well done and thanks a million
Kapil Arya
^^ Glad to help, Rob 😊
JJKalnins
Nice, this worked!!
Kapil Arya
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Ian Ellis
Great solution, I have spent hours trying to get a solution to this problem. This problem came about from doing a fresh install keeping my files. Thanks
Kapil Arya
^^ Glad to help, Ian 😊
Nigel
Many thanks. It has started the service.
Kapil Arya
^^ You’re most welcome, Nigel 😊
Bob Morris
Many thanks Kapil, after struggling for days with the 1078 problem, your solution worked beautifully.
Regards Bob
Kapil Arya
^^ Thanks Bob for your feedback!
Victor
Thank you very much, It WORKED!
Kapil Arya
^^ Glad to help Victor 😎