Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, and XP: These operating systems are supported for basic testing and application development use only. They are not recommended for deployment in a production environment.
While ESRI says that Windows 8 can be used, they also indicate not to use it in production at this time.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/system-requirements/10.2/index.html#//015100000072000000
While this probably doesn't help, did you perform a clean installation of 10.2, or did you try to use existing arcgisserver directories from previous releases?
Hello,
I am also using ArcGIS server 10.2.2 on windows 8.1 os without any issue.
Jamal,
Can you try the following:
From the services window, right-click ArcGIS Server, select Properties.
Click the Log On tab of the Properties window.
Make sure the appropriate account is assigned to login, and retype the password into the Password and Confirm Password inputs.
Click Ok and try starting the service now.
Let us know if the error still comes up.
Best,
Chris B.
Hello Jamal,
If your issue got resolved then please mark this as answered and close this thread.
Thanks.