Remote Registry Service
| Service Name: | RemoteRegistry | Process Name: |
svchost.exe -k LocalService |
| Safe to Disable: | Probably | Recommended Setting: |
Enable |
| Provides a mechanism to remotely manage the system registry. Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer. | |||
| If this service is stopped, the registry can be modified only by users on this computer. Remote systems will be unable to connect to the local registry. Hfnetchk uses this mechanism. Disabling it may affect the patch utility's operation. Some security applications may require this functionality in order to operate. | |||
| Dependencies: | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) | ||
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