1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/psutil/arch/windows/services.c b/psutil/arch/windows/services.c
index 8e7fff33..26e58225 100644
--- a/psutil/arch/windows/services.c
+++ b/psutil/arch/windows/services.c
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ psutil_winservice_query_status(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
     // right size.
     QueryServiceStatusEx(hService, SC_STATUS_PROCESS_INFO, NULL, 0,
                          &bytesNeeded);
+    if (GetLastError() == ERROR_MUI_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+        // Also services.msc fails in the same manner, so we return an
+        // empty string.
+        CloseServiceHandle(hService);
+        return Py_BuildValue("s", "");
+    }
     if (GetLastError() != ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER) {
         PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(0);
         goto error;