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I have downloaded XAMPP latest version and installed it successfully but cannot use it.
Because Apache refuses to start.

I see the following messages in the control panel.

16:48:25 [main] Initializing Control Panel
16:48:25 [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
16:48:25 [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.15
16:48:25 [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.2 [ Compiled: Nov 12th 2015 ]
16:48:25 [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
16:48:25 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "d:\xampp\"
16:48:25 [main] Checking for prerequisites
16:48:25 [main] All prerequisites found
16:48:25 [main] Initializing Modules
16:48:25 [main] Starting Check-Timer
16:48:25 [main] Control Panel Ready
16:48:27 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
16:48:27 [Apache] Status change detected: running
16:48:28 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
16:48:28 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
16:48:28 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
16:48:28 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
16:48:28 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
16:48:28 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
16:48:28 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
16:48:28 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

I run XAMPP under administrator rights.
Also i have tried to change the Main and SSSL ports for Apache but it do lead to success.
Also I tried to find some information in log files about this issue but without success:
- Apache access and error logs seems do not exist at all
- and I cannot find any records for this issue in Windows logs.

Please, help to solve the problem.

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Thank You for the answer.

I have already saw this post (=> viewtopic.php?f=16&t=72518#p247610).

As I understood from this post it's necessary to switch for more detailed logging to see what can be the problem and such to solve this issue? It is true?

But I did not understand how I can switch more detailed logging.
I understood that it is necessary to change somehow apache_start.bat? But how?
What changes it is necessary to make in this file to switch on a more detailed logging?

You don't need to change apache_start.bat, you need to execute it by double click and tell us what it responses.

Here the response:
"
D:\xampp>apache_start.bat
Diese Eingabeforderung nicht waehrend des Running beenden
Bitte erst bei einem gewollten Shutdown schliessen
Please close this command only for Shutdown
Apache 2 is starting ...
(OS 10013)An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its acces
s permissions. : AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(OS 10013)An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its acces
s permissions. : AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
AH00451: no listening sockets available, shutting down
AH00015: Unable to open logs

Apache konnte nicht gestartet werden
Apache could not be started
Press any key to continue . . .
D:\xampp>

"

Also I have restarted the XAMPP control panel.
I receive the following message in control pane:
"
17:49:18 [main] Initializing Modules
17:49:18 [Apache] Problem detected!
17:49:18 [Apache] Port 80 in use by "Unable to open process" with PID 4!
17:49:18 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
17:49:18 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
17:49:18 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
17:49:18 [main] Starting Check-Timer
17:49:18 [main] Control Panel Ready

"

sbacho wrote:(OS 10013)An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its acces
s permissions. : AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80

There is already a process ocupying port 80.
[Q&A] solving Port 80 in use by PID 4 (HTTP.sys) issue

Thank You

I disabled IIS and Apache has started.