Windows Media Center Receiver Service - Windows 7 Service
Windows Media Center Service for TV and FM broadcast reception.
This service also exists in Windows Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows 7 edition | without SP | SP1 |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | not exists | not exists |
| Home Basic | not exists | not exists |
| Home Premium | Manual | Manual |
| Professional | Manual | Manual |
| Ultimate | Manual | Manual |
| Enterprise | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Windows Media Center Receiver Service |
| Service name: | ehRecvr |
| Type: | own |
| Path: | %WinDir%\ehome\ehRecvr.exe |
| Error control: | ignore |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\networkService |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Windows Media Center Receiver Service runs as NT AUTHORITY\networkService in its own process. It does not share the executable file with other services. If the Windows Media Center Receiver Service fails to load or initialize, Windows 7 start up proceeds. No warning is displayed, but the error is recorded into the Event Log.
Dependencies
Windows Media Center Receiver Service will not start, if the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is stopped or disabled.
Restore Default Startup Type of Windows Media Center Receiver Service
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 7 edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreWindowsMediaCenterReceiverServiceWindows7.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the ehRecvr.exe file exists in the %WinDir%\ehome folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 7 installation media.