Remote Access Connection Manager - Windows 8 Service
Manages dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) connections from your computer to the Internet or other remote networks. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7, Vista and XP.
Startup Type
| Windows 8 edition | Windows 8 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 8.1 Update 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Pro | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Enterprise | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Remote Access Connection Manager |
| Service name: | RasMan |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
| File: | %WinDir%\System32\rasmans.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | localSystem |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Remote Access Connection Manager service runs as localSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Remote Access Connection Manager fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 8 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the RasMan service has failed to start.
Dependencies
Remote Access Connection Manager won't start, if the following services are stopped or disabled:
The following services are unable to start if Remote Access Connection Manager is stopped:
Restore Default Startup Type of Remote Access Connection Manager
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 8 release and edition, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreRemoteAccessConnectionManagerWindows8.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.
Note. Make sure that the rasmans.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\System32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 8 installation media.