[Windows] Multipass Service Stuck

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Multipass Service Stuck on Windows

In some cases the Multipass service on Windows can get stuck, preventing you from starting or stopping it normally. Follow these steps to recover:

Check for Stuck Processes

Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), look for any multipassd.exe or related Multipass processes, and end them manually.

Force Kill the Service

Open PowerShell as Administrator and find the Multipass service PID:

Get-WmiObject win32_service | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "Multipass" } | Select-Object ProcessId
Stop-Process -Id <PID> -Force

Restart the Multipass Service

Restart-Service Multipass

Reboot if Still Stuck

If the service remains stuck after the steps above, reboot your computer to fully clear the stuck state.

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