Windows Service Stopped working code 1053

Question

I have windows service installed and it's been working properly for months, suddenly it stopped with the code 1053 after searching I found out that by adding the following line in the config file of the service:

<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/></startup>

it's back working with no problem, no change in the service code was made we didn't deliver anything nor touched the web config and I checked windows updates and there was no updated prior to the stoppage of the service, anybody have a logical explanation or a suggestion of what happened? I need to understand what went on?

Thank you!

Answer 1

it's a crash of .NET framework, can you try to re-install it? Thanks