Comments in the XML file break the service executable

**Issue:**
XML comments cause the executable to stop working. The service thus will fail to start.

**How To Reproduce:**
Install a service, edit the generated XML file and add a comment, attempt to (re)start the service.

**Expected Behavior:**
The action completes successfully.

**Desktop:**
- OS: Windows 10.

Reproduce on Windows 10 by installing a service, editing its generated XML to add a comment, and restarting it. Trace the service configuration and XML parsing entry point to identify why comments stop startup; done when the service starts successfully with commented XML.

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