Windows 8 Services configuration defaults are listed here. Has your services configuration changes gone awry and not sure about the default settings? This list might benefit some users, especially for the tweakers and breakers 🙂
| Name | Startup Type | Log On As |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV) | Manual | Local System |
| Application Experience | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Application Identity | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Application Information | Manual | Local System |
| Application Layer Gateway Service | Manual | Local Service |
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service | Automatic (Delayed Start) | Local System |
| Background Tasks Infrastructure Service | Automatic | Local System |
| Base Filtering Engine | Automatic | Local Service |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Block Level Backup Engine Service | Manual | Local System |
| Bluetooth Support Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Certificate Propagation | Manual | Local System |
| CNG Key Isolation | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| COM+ Event System | Automatic | Local Service |
| COM+ System Application | Manual | Local System |
| Computer Browser | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Credential Manager | Manual | Local System |
| Cryptographic Services | Automatic | Network Service |
| DCOM Server Process Launcher | Automatic | Local System |
| Device Association Service | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Device Install Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Device Setup Manager | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| DHCP Client | Automatic | Local Service |
| Diagnostic Policy Service | Automatic | Local Service |
| Diagnostic Service Host | Manual | Local Service |
| Diagnostic System Host | Manual | Local System |
| Distributed Link Tracking Client | Automatic | Local System |
| Distributed Transaction Coordinator | Manual | Network Service |
| DNS Client | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Network Service |
| Encrypting File System (EFS) | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Extensible Authentication Protocol | Manual | Local System |
| Family Safety | Manual | Local Service |
| Fax | Manual | Network Service |
| File History Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Function Discovery Provider Host | Manual | Local Service |
| Function Discovery Resource Publication | Manual | Local Service |
| Group Policy Client | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Health Key and Certificate Management | Manual | Local System |
| HomeGroup Listener | Manual | Local System |
| HomeGroup Provider | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Human Interface Device Access | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Hyper-V Data Exchange Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Hyper-V Heartbeat Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Interactive Services Detection | Manual | Local System |
| Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) | Disabled | Local System |
| IP Helper | Automatic | Local System |
| IPsec Policy Agent | Manual (Trigger Start) | Network Service |
| KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator | Manual (Trigger Start) | Network Service |
| Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper | Manual | Local Service |
| Local Session Manager | Automatic | Local System |
| Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service | Manual | Local System |
| Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider | Manual | Local System |
| Multimedia Class Scheduler | Automatic | Local System |
| Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service | Disabled | Local Service |
| Netlogon | Manual | Local System |
| Network Access Protection Agent | Manual | Network Service |
| Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Network Connections | Manual | Local System |
| Network Connectivity Assistant | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Network List Service | Manual | Local Service |
| Network Location Awareness | Automatic | Network Service |
| Network Store Interface Service | Automatic | Local Service |
| Optimize drives | Manual | Local System |
| Peer Name Resolution Protocol | Manual | Local Service |
| Peer Networking Grouping | Manual | Local Service |
| Peer Networking Identity Manager | Manual | Local Service |
| Performance Logs & Alerts | Manual | Local Service |
| Plug and Play | Manual | Local System |
| PNRP Machine Name Publication Service | Manual | Local Service |
| Portable Device Enumerator Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Power | Automatic | Local System |
| Print Spooler | Automatic | Local System |
| Printer Extensions and Notifications | Manual | Local System |
| Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support | Manual | Local System |
| Program Compatibility Assistant Service | Manual | Local System |
| Quality Windows Audio Video Experience | Manual | Local Service |
| Remote Access Auto Connection Manager | Manual | Local System |
| Remote Access Connection Manager | Manual | Local System |
| Remote Desktop Configuration | Manual | Local System |
| Remote Desktop Services | Manual | Network Service |
| Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector | Manual | Local System |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) | Automatic | Network Service |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator | Manual | Network Service |
| Remote Registry | Disabled | Local Service |
| Routing and Remote Access | Disabled | Local System |
| RPC Endpoint Mapper | Automatic | Network Service |
| Secondary Logon | Manual | Local System |
| Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service | Manual | Local Service |
| Security Accounts Manager | Automatic | Local System |
| Security Center | Automatic (Delayed Start) | Local Service |
| Sensor Monitoring Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Server | Automatic | Local System |
| Shell Hardware Detection | Automatic | Local System |
| Smart Card | Disabled | Local Service |
| Smart Card Removal Policy | Manual | Local System |
| SNMP Trap | Manual | Local Service |
| Software Protection | Automatic (Delayed Start, Trigger Start) | Network Service |
| Spot Verifier | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| SSDP Discovery | Manual | Local Service |
| Still Image Acquisition Events | Manual | Local System |
| Storage Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Superfetch | Automatic | Local System |
| System Event Notification Service | Automatic | Local System |
| System Events Broker | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Task Scheduler | Automatic | Local System |
| TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Telephony | Manual | Network Service |
| Themes | Automatic | Local System |
| Thread Ordering Server | Manual | Local Service |
| Time Broker | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| UPnP Device Host | Manual | Local Service |
| User Profile Service | Automatic | Local System |
| Virtual Disk | Manual | Local System |
| Volume Shadow Copy | Manual | Local System |
| WebClient | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Windows All-User Install Agent | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Windows Audio | Automatic | Local Service |
| Windows Audio Endpoint Builder | Automatic | Local System |
| Windows Backup | Manual | Local System |
| Windows Biometric Service | Manual | Local System |
| Windows Color System | Manual | Local Service |
| Windows Connect Now – Config Registrar | Manual | Local Service |
| Windows Connection Manager | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Windows Defender Service | Automatic (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Windows Driver Foundation – User-mode Driver Framework | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Windows Error Reporting Service | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| Windows Event Collector | Manual | Network Service |
| Windows Event Log | Automatic | Local Service |
| Windows Firewall | Automatic | Local Service |
| Windows Font Cache Service | Automatic | Local Service |
| Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) | Manual | Local Service |
| Windows Installer | Manual | Local System |
| Windows Management Instrumentation | Automatic | Local System |
| Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service | Automatic (Delayed Start) | Network Service |
| Windows Modules Installer | Manual | Local System |
| Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) | Manual | Network Service |
| Windows Search | Automatic (Delayed Start) | Local System |
| Windows Store Service (WSService) | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Windows Time | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local Service |
| Windows Update | Manual (Trigger Start) | Local System |
| WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service | Manual | Local Service |
| Wired AutoConfig | Manual | Local System |
| WLAN AutoConfig | Manual | Local System |
| WMI Performance Adapter | Manual | Local System |
| Workstation | Automatic | Network Service |
| WWAN AutoConfig | Manual | Local Service |
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Useful. XP Professional had this in its help files. 🙂
Thanks a lot. Bluetooth service was stopped in my win 8.1 laptop. I set the parameters of Bluetooth support service as shown in this list and I could start this service now..
Thanks again…:-)
Thank you Thank you this is a great help and after i reboot my machine i hope it will stop winning .