Unexpected Crash For SharePoint Timer Service

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If you are getting the following error in the system logs
The SharePoint Timer Service service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147467259.

This means that there is job failing in your environment causing a crash to the SharePoint Timer Service.

 

1- Check in your registry keys if you have the following keysExclusiveUpgradeMode; ExclusiveUpgradeFailed; ExclusiveUpgradeSessionId

2- Take backup for them and delete them.

3- Launch Central administration and delete the upgrade job from the job definition

4- Restart SharePoint Timer Server on all the servers