Issue:
After installing a SharePoint Update and running the Configuration Wizard you may notice that the User Profile Synchronization Service Application has stopped. Attempts to restart the User Profile Synchronization Service Application may prove unsuccessful.
Symptoms:
1) The User Profile Synchronization Service Application Fails is stopped and fails to restart
2) The following errors appear in the Event Viewer:
a. Detection of product '{90140000-104C-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}', feature 'PeopleILM' failed during request for component '{1681AE41-ADA8-4B70-BC11-98A5A4EDD046}'
b. Detection of product '{90140000-104C-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}', feature 'PeopleILM', component '{1C12B6E6-898C-4D58-9774-AAAFBDFE273C}' failed.
The resource 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\14.0\Service\Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Service.exe' does not exist.
Solution:
Give the Network Service account read/Execute permissions to the following folders:
\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\14.0\
\Service
\SQL
\Tools
Open Central Admin—>Application Management—>Manage Services on Farm—> Start the Profile Synchronization Service
Special Thanks to Greg Carter (HoganTaylor)