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Vista's Group Policy Client Service

April 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments · 10,371 views
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ServicesGroup Policy is an infrastructure used to deliver and apply one or more desired configurations or policy settings to a set of targeted users and computers within an Active Directory environment.. Previously handled by Winlogon, group policies are now controlled by the Group Policy Client. The service has been ‘hardened’ due to the strong ties it has to many security aspects in Windows machines. The service is started automatically, and though most sites would advise you that it’s fine to disable, you’ll find that you cannot. This is understandable in Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, but it’s unclear why this service would be included in the Home versions. It also seems unnecessary to start it automatically if the computer is not part of an Active Directory.

Display Name:
Group Policy Client
Service Name:
gpsvc
Process Name:
svchost.exe
Description:
The service is responsible for applying settings configured by administrators for the computer and users through the Group Policy component. If the service is stopped or disabled, the settings will not be applied and applications and components will not be manageable through Group Policy. Any components or applications that depend on the Group Policy component might not be functional if the service is stopped or disabled.
Path to Executable:
%windir%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Default Startup:
  • Home Basic: Automatic
  • Home Premium: Automatic
  • Business: Automatic
  • Enterprise: Automatic
  • Ultimate: Automatic
Log On As:
Local System Account
Desktop Interaction:
No
Depends On:
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
    • DCOM Server Process Launcher
Required For:
None
Memory:
N/A
CPU:
N/A

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  • Ann

    Dec 12, 2007 at 11:46 am

    The registry entry is under
    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\

  • mellolt

    Dec 1, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    We have three accounts. Two are administrartor and one is user. When we try to logon the user account, with no password, we see: The Group Policy Service failed the logon. Acess is denied.

    We have an HP Pavilion 6815 w/Vist Premium.
    Can you tell me what the solution is to my problem.

  • charles

    Oct 12, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    We have three accounts. One is administrator and two are user. When we try to log onto the user accounts we get The Group Policy Service failed the logon. access is denied. I have a Dell 410 with vista premium

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