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Initializing Control Panel
7:16:01 PM [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
7:16:01 PM [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.12
7:16:01 PM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
7:16:01 PM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
7:16:01 PM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
7:16:01 PM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
7:16:01 PM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
7:16:01 PM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
7:16:01 PM [main] Checking for prerequisites
7:16:10 PM [main] All prerequisites found
7:16:10 PM [main] Initializing Modules
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 5884!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
7:16:10 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 5884!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
7:16:10 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
7:16:11 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
7:16:11 PM [main] Starting Check-Timer
7:16:11 PM [main] Control Panel Ready
7:16:42 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
7:16:47 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running
7:16:57 PM [filezilla] Attempting to start FileZilla app...
7:17:01 PM [filezilla] Status change detected: running
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 5884!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
7:18:33 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Problem detected!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Port 443 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 5884!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
7:18:33 PM [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
7:18:33 PM [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
7:18:33 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
7:18:34 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
7:18:35 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
7:18:35 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
7:18:35 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
7:18:35 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
7:18:35 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
7:18:35 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
7:18:35 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
7:18:35 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums

These are the logs on my control panel. I am unable to start Apache, due to apparent blockage of a certain port. Could someone please provide an easy solution with complete or very high chance of success. Thank you.

Restart your control panel with enhanced administration rights (rightclick -> run as Administrator) to resolve this "Unable to open process" messages.
Maybe Apache is already started and the control panel hasn't realized yet because of missing permissions.
Maybe another process is blocking this ports. You will see after restarting the control panel with proper rights.

Yes thanks so much!