Setup service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion error when installing SQL Server 2016

Question

How can I resolve the error I received when installing Microsoft SQL Server 2016?

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Setup service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

The following error has occurred:

The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Click 'Retry' to retry the failed action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel this action and continue setup.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=13.0.1601.5&EvtType=0xDC112D1C%25400xDC80C325

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BUTTONS:

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Cancel

Answer 1

Add the SQLRUserGroup to "Allow log on locally".

If you can't change Group Policy, temporarily add the MSSQLServer01 to MSSQLServer20 users to the local administrator group.

Click Re-try on the SQL Install and use the Log to confirm all MSSQLServer<ID> users are admins.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log\ExtensibilityLog\EXTLAUNCHERRORLOG

The error in the log file is:

LogonUser Failed for user MSSQLSERVER01. ErrorCode: 0x80070569.

When all MSSQLServer1-20 have access the installation will complete.