Health Key and Certificate Management - Windows Vista Service
Provides X.509 certificate and key management services for the Network Access Protection Agent (NAPAgent). Enforcement technologies that use X.509 certificates may not function properly without this service.
This service also exists in Windows 7, 8 and XP.
Startup Type
| Windows Vista edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Home Basic | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Home Premium | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Business | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Ultimate | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Health Key and Certificate Management |
| Service name: | hkmsvc |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
| File: | %WinDir%\system32\kmsvc.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | localSystem |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Health Key and Certificate Management service starts as localSystem and runs in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Health Key and Certificate Management fails to start, the error is recorded into the Event Log. Windows Vista startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the hkmsvc service has failed to start.
Dependencies
Health Key and Certificate Management will not start, if the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is stopped or disabled.
Restore Default Startup Type of Health Key and Certificate Management
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows Vista edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreHealthKeyandCertificateManagementWindowsVista.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 kmsvc.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\system32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows Vista installation media.