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Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service - Windows 11 Service

Provides a mechanism to shut down the operating system of this virtual machine from the management interfaces on the physical computer.

This service also exists in Windows 10 and 8.

Startup Type

Windows 11 version Home Pro Education Enterprise
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Default Properties

Display name:Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service
Service name:vmicshutdown
Type:share
Path:%WinDir%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
File:%WinDir%\System32\icsvc.dll
Error control:normal
Object:LocalSystem
Privileges:
  • SeChangeNotifyPrivilege
  • SeShutdownPrivilege
  • SeTcbPrivilege
  • SeImpersonatePrivilege

Default Behavior

The Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service is running as LocalSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 11 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the vmicshutdown service has failed to start.

Restore Default Startup Type for Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service

Automated Restore

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

2. Save the RestoreHyperVGuestShutdownServiceWindows11.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 icsvc.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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