DCOM Server Process Launcher Service
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| Service Name: | DcomLaunch | Process Name: |
svchost -k DcomLaunch |
| Safe to Disable: | No | Recommended Setting: |
Enable |
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Provides launch functionality for DCOM services.To reduce the attack surface of Windows and provide defense in depth, the RPCSS service functionality was split into two services. The RPCSS service with all the original functionality that did not require Local System privileges now runs under the Network Service account. A new DCOMLaunch service that includes functionality that requires Local System privileges runs under the Local System account. This change reduces the attack surface and provides defense in depth for the RPCSS service since an elevation of privilege in the RPCSS service will now be limited to the Network Service privilege. | ||
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If this service is not started, any DCOM-related services cannot start. Therefore, the Windows Firewall Service cannot start if the DCOM Server Process Launcher service is not started. This is because the Windows Firewall Service requires the DCOM component. Other services such as the Network Connections service and the COM+ Event System service are also dependent on the DCOM component. | ||
| Dependencies: | None | ||
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