General Information
None at this time
Windows 7
Default Description
Processes installation, removal, and enumeration requests for software deployed through Group Policy. If the service is disabled, users will be unable to install, remove, or enumerate software deployed through Group Policy. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Additional Information
None at this time.
Default Startup Type
OS SP0
Windows 7 Starter Not Available
Windows 7 Home Basic Not Available
Windows 7 Home Premium Not Available
Windows 7 Professional Manual
Windows 7 Ultimate Manual
Windows 7 Enterprise Manual
Service Names
Service Name (registry): AppMgmt
Display Name: Application Management
Default Path and Command Line Options
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Log On As
Account: Local System account
Dependencies
What service Application Management needs to function properly:
* None (P, U, E)
What other service require Application Management to function properly:
* None (P, U, E)
Windows Vista
Default Description
Processes installation, removal, and enumeration requests for software deployed through Group Policy. If the service is disabled, users will be unable to install, remove, or enumerate software deployed through Group Policy. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Additional Information
This service is not available on Vista Home Basic or Vista Home Premium as the Group Policy editor (gpedit.msc) is not installed by default.
Default Startup Type
OS SP0 SP1 SP2
Vista Home Basic Not Available Not Available Not Available
Vista Home Premium Not Available Not Available Not Available
Vista Business Manual Manual Manual
Vista Ultimate Manual Manual Manual
Vista Enterprise Manual Manual Manual
Service Names
Service Name (registry): AppMgmt
Display Name: Application Management
Default Path and Command Line Options
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Log On As
Account: Local System Account
Dependencies
What service Application Management needs to function properly:
* None (B, U)
What other service require Application Management to function properly:
* None (B, U)
Windows XP Pro x64
Default Description
Processes installation, removal, and enumeration requests for Active Directory IntelliMirror group policy programs. If the service is disabled, users will be unable to install, remove, or enumerate any IntelliMirror programs. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Additional Information
None at this time.
Default Startup Type
OS SP0 SP1 SP2
XP Pro x64 ? ? Manual
Service Names
Service Name (registry): AppMgmt
Display Name: Application Management
Default Path and Command Line Options
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Log On As
Account: Local System Account
Dependencies
What service Application Management needs to function properly:
* None
What other service require Application Management to function properly:
* None
Windows XP
Default Description
Provides software installation services such as Assign, Publish, and Remove.
Additional Information
If you cannot modify your software installation of certain applications, put this service in to Automatic or Manual. If you have Windows XP Home Version, this service may be causing problems described in this knowledge base article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328213
I have not tested this, but for now, disable this service in Windows XP Home until installation of Service Pack 2 or 3.
Default Startup Type
OS SP0 SP1 SP2 SP3
XP Home Manual Manual Manual Manual
XP MCE 2005 Manual Manual Manual Manual
XP Pro Manual Manual Manual Manual
XP Tablet PC 2005 Manual Manual Manual Manual
Service Names
Service Name (registry): AppMgmt
Display Name: Application Management
Default Path and Command Line Options
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Log On As
Account: Local System Account
Dependencies
What service Application Management needs to function properly:
* None (H, M, P, T)
What other service require Application Management to function properly:
* None (H, M, P, T)
Additional Reading
None at this time.
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