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Application Host Helper Service

Default Description:

Provides administrative services for IIS, for example configuration history and Application Pool account mapping. If this service is stopped, configuration history and locking down files or directories with Application Pool specific Access Control Entries will not work.

Additional Information:

This service is not installed by default and should not be installed on a "home" system. You can add or remove this service by heading to:

• Head to Start
• Select Control Panel
• Select Programs
• Select Programs and Features
• Select Turn Windows Features on or off

Additional Reading:

• None at this time

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows 7 Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Windows 7 Starter: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)
Windows 7 Home Basic: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)
Windows 7 Home Premium: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)
Windows 7 Professional: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)
Windows 7 Ultimate: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)
Windows 7 Enterprise: Not Installed (Automatic, Started)

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Not Installed

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): AppHostSvc

Display Name: Application Host Helper Service

Default Path and Command Line Options:

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

Log On As:

Account: Local System account

Dependencies:

What service Application Host Helper Service needs to function properly:

• None (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

What other service require Application Host Helper Service to function properly:

• None (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

Registry Settings (.reg):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AppHostSvc]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,\
00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,6b,00,20,00,61,00,70,00,\
70,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="@%windir%\\system32\\inetsrv\\iisres.dll,-30011"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="@%windir%\\system32\\inetsrv\\iisres.dll,-30012"
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\
00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,\
73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AppHostSvc\Parameters]
"MajorVersion"=dword:00000007
"MinorVersion"=dword:00000005
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,\
00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,\
73,00,72,00,76,00,5c,00,61,00,70,00,70,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,73,00,76,\
00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00