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Parental Controls

Default Description:

This service enables Windows Parental Controls on the system. If this service is not running, Parental controls will not work.

Additional Information:

Great, I am going to get a lot of kids e-mailing me about this one...

If you have no need for controlling your children (as in, you do not have any), this service can safely be disabled.

Additional Reading:

More information on this feature is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/parentalcontrols.mspx

Discussion Topic Link:

http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php/topic,601.0.html

Defaults Startup Type:

Default Vista Home Basic: Manual
Default Vista Home Premium: Manual
Default Vista Business: Not Installed
Default Vista Ultimate: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Disabled *

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): WPCSvc

Display Name: Parental Controls

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted

Log On As:

Account: Local Service

Dependencies:

What service Parental Controls needs to function properly:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher

What other service require Parental Controls to function properly:

• None

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