General Information
If you use an APC UPS, more specifically, a Back-UPS BX1500G, two services are installed as software (PSPE) to control this piece of equipment on Windows 7 64-bit. This service takes care of testing and actually switching to battery power, if needed and through my testing, is required.
Default Description
PowerChute Personal Edition service for managing battery backup power events.
Additional Information
None at this time.
Default Startup Type
- Automatic
Service Names
Service Name (registry): APC UPS Service
Display Name: APC UPS Service
Default Path and Command Line Options
”C:\Program Files (x86)\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe”
Log On As
Account: Local System account
Dependencies
What service APC UPS Service needs to function properly:
- None
What other service require APC UPS Service to function properly:
Additional Reading
None at this time.