Capability Access Manager Service - Windows 10 Service
Provides facilities for managing UWP apps access to app capabilities as well as checking an app's access to specific app capabilities.
This service also exists in Windows 11.
Startup Type
| Windows 10 version | Home | Pro | Education | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1511 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1607 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1703 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1709 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1803 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1809 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1903 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1909 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 2004 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 20H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H1 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 22H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Capability Access Manager Service |
| Service name: | camsvc |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\system32\svchost.exe -k appmodel -p |
| File: | %WinDir%\system32\CapabilityAccessManager.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Capability Access Manager Service is running as LocalSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Capability Access Manager Service fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the camsvc service has failed to start.
Restore Default Startup Type of Capability Access Manager Service
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreCapabilityAccessManagerServiceWindows10.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 CapabilityAccessManager.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\system32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.