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16:43:57 [main] Initializing Control Panel
16:43:57 [main] Windows Version: Windows 8.1 64-bit
16:43:57 [main] XAMPP Version: 8.2.0
16:43:57 [main] Control Panel Version: 3.3.0 [ Compiled: Apr 6th 2021 ]
16:43:57 [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
16:43:57 [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
16:43:57 [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
16:43:57 [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
16:43:57 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
16:43:57 [main] Checking for prerequisites
16:43:57 [main] All prerequisites found
16:43:57 [main] Initializing Modules
16:43:57 [mysql] XAMPP MySQL is already running on port 3306
16:43:57 [main] Starting Check-Timer
16:43:57 [main] Control Panel Ready
16:44:02 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
16:44:02 [Apache] Status change detected: running
16:44:08 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
16:44:08 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
16:44:08 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
16:44:08 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
16:44:08 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
16:44:08 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
16:44:08 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
16:44:08 [Apache] entire log window on the forums
17:00:56 [Apache] Status change detected: running
17:01:01 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
17:01:01 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
17:01:01 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
17:01:01 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
17:01:01 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
17:01:01 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
17:01:01 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
17:01:01 [Apache] entire log window on the forums
17:01:15 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
17:01:16 [Apache] Status change detected: running
17:01:40 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
17:01:40 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
17:01:40 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
17:01:40 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
17:01:40 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
17:01:40 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
17:01:40 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
17:01:40 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

It seems that Apache is not starting properly, and the error message suggests that this could be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.

Please execute the apache_start.bat script and tell us its output.