Local Session Manager

Contents 1 General Information 2 Windows 8 2.1 Default Description 2.2 Additional Information 2.3 Default Startup Type 2.4 Service Names 2.5 Default Path and Command Line Options 2.6 Log On As 2.7 Dependencies 3 Additional Reading

General Information

This service is new for Windows 8.

Windows 8

Default Description

Core Windows Service that manages local user sessions. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability.

Additional Information

None at this time.

Default Startup Type

OS	WDP
Windows 8 WDP	Automatic (Started)

Service Names

Service Name (registry): LSM

Display Name: Local Session Manager

Default Path and Command Line Options

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

Log On As

Account: Local System account (unchangeable)

Dependencies

Note: No dependencies are listed for any service in the WDP build I used to draft this information.

Additional Reading

None at this time.