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Windows Management Instrumentation

Default Description:

Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

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: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Home Basic: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Home Premium: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Professional: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Ultimate: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Enterprise: Automatic (Started)

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Automatic

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): Winmgmt

Display Name: Windows Management Instrumentation

Default Path and Command Line Options:

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

Log On As:

Account: Local System account

Dependencies:

What service Windows Management Instrumentation needs to function properly:

• 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)

What other service require Windows Management Instrumentation to function properly:

• Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• IP Helper (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• Security Center (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

Registry Settings (.reg):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Winmgmt]
"DisplayName"="@%Systemroot%\\system32\\wbem\\wmisvc.dll,-205"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,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,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
"Description"="@%Systemroot%\\system32\\wbem\\wmisvc.dll,-204"
"ObjectName"="localSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000000
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Winmgmt\Parameters]
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"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,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,62,00,65,00,6d,00,5c,00,57,00,4d,00,49,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,\
00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ServiceMain"="ServiceMain"