Windows Defender Service

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

Helps protect users from malware and other potentially unwanted software.

Additional Information

What if that “unwanted” software is Windows?

Default Startup Type

OS	WDP
Windows 8 WDP	Automatic (Started)

Service Names

Service Name (registry): WinDefend

Display Name: Windows Defender Service

Default Path and Command Line Options

C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe

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.

Additional Reading

None at this time.