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Sensor Monitoring Service - Windows 11 Service

Monitors various sensors in order to expose data and adapt to system and user state. If this service is stopped or disabled, the display brightness will not adapt to lighting conditions. Stopping this service may affect other system functionality and features as well.

This service also exists in Windows 10, 7 and 8.

Startup Type

Windows 11 version Home Pro Education Enterprise
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Default Properties

Display name:Sensor Monitoring Service
Service name:SensrSvc
Type:share
Path:%WinDir%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation -p
File:%WinDir%\system32\sensrsvc.dll
Error control:normal
Object:NT AUTHORITY\LocalService
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Default Behavior

The Sensor Monitoring Service is running as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Sensor Monitoring Service fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 11 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the SensrSvc service has failed to start.

Restore Default Startup Type for Sensor Monitoring Service

Automated Restore

1. Select your Windows 11 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.

2. Save the RestoreSensorMonitoringServiceWindows11.bat file to any folder on a local drive such as SSD or a hard disk.

3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Properties.

4. Check the Unblock checkbox and click OK.

5. Right-click the batch file again and select Run as administrator.

6. Restart the computer to save changes.

Note. Make sure that the sensrsvc.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\system32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 11 installation media.

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