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Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Default Description:

Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras.

Additional Information:

This service uses about 9MB of RAM in its own svchost.exe process.

Additional Reading:

None at this time.

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows Vista Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Default Vista Home Basic: Manual
Default Vista Home Premium: Manual
Default Vista Business: Manual
Default Vista Ultimate: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): stisvc

Display Name: Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Default Path and Command Line Options:

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

Log On As:

Account: Local Service

Dependencies:

What service Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) needs to function properly:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (HB, HP, B, U)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher (HB, HP, B, U)
• Shell Hardware Detection (HB, HP, B, U)
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (HB, HP, B, U)
    • DCOM Server Process Launcher (HB, HP, B, U)

What other service require Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) to function properly:

• None (HB, HP, B, U)