Plug and Play - Windows Vista Service
Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7, 8 and XP.
Startup Type
| Windows Vista edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Home Basic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Home Premium | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Business | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Ultimate | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Plug and Play |
| Service name: | PlugPlay |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch |
| File: | %WinDir%\system32\umpnpmgr.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | PlugPlay |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Plug and Play service starts as LocalSystem and runs in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Plug and Play 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 PlugPlay service has failed to start. If you disable this service, then 8 other services will be unable to start (see the "Dependencies" section below).
Dependencies
If the Plug and Play is stopped, the following services will not start and initialize:
- Fax
- Smart Card
- Tablet PC Input Service
- Telephony
- Virtual Disk
- Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
- Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
- Windows Modules Installer
Restore Default Startup Type of Plug and Play
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows Vista edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestorePlugandPlayWindowsVista.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 umpnpmgr.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.