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Windows Biometric Service

Default Description:

The Windows biometric service gives client applications the ability to capture, compare, manipulate, and store biometric data without gaining direct access to any biometric hardware or samples. The service is hosted in a privileged SVCHOST process.

Additional Information:

None at this time.

Additional Reading:

• None at this time

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows 7 Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Windows 7 Starter: Manual
Windows 7 Home Basic: Manual
Windows 7 Home Premium: Manual
Windows 7 Professional: Manual
Windows 7 Ultimate: Manual
Windows 7 Enterprise: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): WbioSrvc

Display Name: Windows Biometric Service

Default Path and Command Line Options:

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

Log On As:

Account: Local System account

Dependencies:

What service Windows Biometric Service needs to function properly:

• Credential Manager (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
    • DCOM Server Process Launcher (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
    • RPC Endpoint mapper (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • RPC Endpoint mapper (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • Plug and Play (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • User Mode Driver Frameworks Platform Driver (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

What other service require Windows Biometric 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\WbioSrvc]
"DisplayName"="@%systemroot%\\system32\\wbiosrvc.dll,-100"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Group"="SmartCardGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,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,00,20,00,57,00,62,00,69,00,6f,00,53,00,76,00,63,00,47,00,72,00,6f,00,75,\
00,70,00,00,00
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Description"="@%systemroot%\\system32\\wbiosrvc.dll,-101"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,56,00,61,00,75,00,\
6c,00,74,00,53,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,57,00,55,00,44,00,46,00,53,00,76,00,63,\
00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,\
00,72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,\
72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,\
00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,51,00,75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,\
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,\
65,00,42,00,61,00,63,00,6b,00,75,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,\
65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,\
00,44,00,65,00,62,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,\
00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,\
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,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,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:ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Databases]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000000
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,62,00,69,00,6f,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,05,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,04,00,00,00,00,\
00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,01,\
00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Service Providers]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Service Providers\Fingerprint]
"BiometricType"=dword:00000008

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WbioSrvc\Service Providers\Fingerprint\Global Configurations]
"ActiveConfiguration"="None"