Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Default Description:
Serves as the endpoint mapper and COM Service Control Manager. If this service is stopped or disabled, programs using COM or Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services will not function properly.
Additional Information:
This service is rather vital. Practically everything depends on this service to be running. This is also one of the few services that you cannot disable via the Services MMC, nor can you change the state with a registry patch. Previously, if you disabled this service in Windows 2000, your computer would become unbootable. What I am trying to tell you is leave this service on Automatic and absolutely do not disable it. If, for whatever reason, the service became disabled and you can no longer boot your system, please read the information here for a way to try and fix it. RPC service uses about 9MB of RAM in its own svchost.exe process.
Additional Reading:
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
Service Names:
Service Name (registry): RpcSs
Display Name: Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Default Path and Command Line Options:
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss
Log On As:
Account: Network Service
Dependencies:
What service Remote Procedure Call (RPC) needs to function properly:
What other service require Remote Procedure Call (RPC) to function properly:
- ActiveX installer (AxInstSV) (B, U)
- Application Information (HB, HP, B, U)
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Base Filtering Engine (HB, HP, B, U)
- IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules (HB, HP, B, U)
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (HB, HP, B, U)
- IPsec Policy Agent (HB, HP, B, U)
- Routing and Remote Access (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Firewall (HB, HP, B, U)
- Certificate Propagation (HB, HP, B, U)
- CNG Key Isolation (HB, HP, B, U)
- COM+ Event System (HB, HP, B, U)
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- COM+ System Application (HB, HP, B, U)
- DFS Replication (HB, HP, B, U)
- SL UI Notification Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- System Event Notification Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- COM+ System Application (HB, HP, B, U)
- Cryptographic Services (HB, HP, B, U)
- DFS Replication (HB, HP, B, U)
- Distributed Link Tracking Client (HB, HP, B, U)
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator (HB, HP, B, U)
- Extensible Authentication Protocol (HB, HP, B, U)
- Fax (B, U)
- Function Discovery Provider Host (HB, HP, B, U)
- Function Discovery Resource Publication (HB, HP, B, U)
- Group Policy Client (HB, HP, B, U)
- Health Key and Certificate Management (HB, HP, B, U)
- IIS Admin Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Indexing Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- IP Helper (HB, HP, B, U)
- KtmRM for Distributed Transaction Coordinator (HB, HP, B, U)
- Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper (HB, HP, B, U)
- Message Queuing (HB, HP, B, U)
- Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider (HB, HP, B, U)
- Network Access Protection Agent (HB, HP, B, U)
- Network Connections (HB, HP, B, U)
- Network List Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Network Location Awareness (HB, HP, B, U)
- Offline Files (B, U)
- Parental Controls (HB, HP, U)
- Performance Logs and Alerts (HB, HP, B, U)
- PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator (HB, HP, B, U)
- Portable Device Enumerator Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Print Spooler (HB, HP, B, U)
- Program Compatibility Assistant Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Protected Storage (HB, HP, B, U)
- Quality Windows Audio Video Experience (HB, HP, B, U)
- ReadyBoost (HB, HP, B, U)
- Remote Registry (HB, HP, B, U)
- Removable Storage (HB, HP, B, U)
- RIP Listener (HB, HP, B, U)
- Routing and Remote Access (HB, HP, B, U)
- Security Accounts Manager (HB, HP, B, U)
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator (HB, HP, B, U)
- IIS Admin Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator (HB, HP, B, U)
- Server (HB, HP, B, U)
- Security Center (HB, HP, B, U)
- Shell Hardware Detection (HB, HP, B, U)
- Smart Card Removal Policy (HB, HP, B, U)
- Software Licensing (HB, HP, B, U)
- Superfetch (HB, HP, B, U)
- Tablet PC Input Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Task Scheduler (HB, HP, B, U)
- Telephony (HB, HP, B, U)
- Telnet (HB, HP, B, U)
- Terminal Services (HB, HP, B, U)
- Terminal Services Configuration (HB, HP, B, U)
- User Profile Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Virtual Disk (HB, HP, B, U)
- Volume Shadow Copy (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Audio (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Backup (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Color System (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Defender (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Installer (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Live Family Safety (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Media Center Receiver Service (HP, U)
- Windows Media Center Scheduler Service (HP, U)
- Windows Media Center Service Launcher (HP, U)
- Windows Process Activation Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Net.Msmq Listener Adapter (HB, HP, B, U)
- Net.Pipe Listener Adapter (HB, HP, B, U)
- Net.Tcp Listener Adapter (HB, HP, B, U)
- World Wide Web Publishing Service (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Search (HB, HP, B, U)
- Windows Update (HB, HP, B, U)
- Wired AutoConfig (HB, HP, B, U)
- WLAN AutoConfig (HB, HP, B, U)