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Plug and Play

Default Description (Retail and SP1):

Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability.

Default Description (SP2):

Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability.

Additional Information:

This service is the heart and soul of the Plug and Play environment. You cannot disable or stop this service using services.msc.

Take note: UPnP is not PnP. UPnP is for connectivity on networks via TCP/IP to devices, such as scanners or printers. Your sound card is PnP. Do not disable the Plug and Play service.

This service uses about 9MB of RAM while sharing the same svchost.exe process with the DCOM Server Process Launcher service.

Additional Reading:

• Plug and Play: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-and-play
• SSDP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Service_Discovery_Protocol
• UPnP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
• WS Discovery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WS-Discovery

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows Vista Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Default Vista Home Basic: Automatic (Started)
Default Vista Home Premium: Automatic (Started)
Default Vista Business: Automatic (Started)
Default Vista Ultimate: Automatic (Started)

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Automatic (Started)

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): PlugPlay

Display Name: Plug and Play

Default Path and Command Line Options:

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

Log On As:

Account: Local System Account (unchangeable)

Dependencies:

What service Plug and Play needs to function properly:

• None (HB, HP, B, U)

What other service require Plug and Play to function properly:

• Fax (B, U)
• Smart Card (HB, HP, B, U)
• Tablet PC Input Service (HB, HP, B, U)
• Telephony (HB, HP, B, U)
  • Fax (B, U)
  • Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (HB, HP, B, U)
  • Remote Access Connection Manager (HB, HP, B, U)
    • Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (HB, HP, B, U)
    • Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (HB, HP, B, U)
    • Routing and Remote Access (HB, HP, B, U)
• Virtual Disk (HB, HP, B, U)
• Windows Audio Endpoint Builder (HB, HP, B, U)
  • Windows Audio (HB, HP, B, U)
• Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework (HB, HP, B, U)