Event 1003, Citrix desktop service "Failed to start WCF services"

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Article ID: CTX223517

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Description

Event 1003, Citrix desktop service

Error Details:
Failed to start WCF services with Exception ‘Object reference not set to an instance of an object.’ of type ‘System.NullReferenceException
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Environment

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Resolution

  • Make sure that under HKCR\Interface\{BEE5F9CD-A777-47C7-BA5A-CDD82FFEC4D8}\TypeLib, (Default) is set to {9A0B1570-B01D-4196-BDC9-4CE132108BA6}, and the value is accessible
  • Make sure that under HKCR\TypeLib\{9A0B1570-B01D-4196-BDC9-4CE132108BA6}\1.0\0\win32, (Default) is set to C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICAService\StackControlInterop.tlb, and the value is accessible
  • Make sure the file C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICAService\StackControlInterop.tlb exists, and is accessible
  • If under HKCR\TypeLib\{9A0B1570-B01D-4196-BDC9-4CE132108BA6}\1.0\0 a value win64 exists, delete it
  • NOTE: Please take a registry backup, before making the changes.
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Problem Cause

A incorrect registration item

Issue/Introduction

The article describes a VDA unregistered issue caused by WCF service start failure
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