Windows Biometric Service
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General Information
None at this time
Windows 8
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.
Default Startup Type
| OS | WDP |
|---|---|
| Windows 8 WDP | 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
Note: No dependencies are listed for any service in the WDP build I used to draft this information.
Windows 7
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.
Default Startup Type
| OS | SP0 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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)
- 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)
Additional Reading
None at this time.