Application Management (AppMgmt) Service Defaults in Windows 10

Processes installation, removal, and enumeration requests for software deployed through Group Policy. If the service is disabled, users will be unable to install, remove, or enumerate software deployed through Group Policy. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Default Settings

Startup type:

Windows 10 Home 1507	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1507	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1507	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1507	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1511	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1511	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1511	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1511	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1607	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1607	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1607	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1607	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1703	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1703	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1703	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1703	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1709	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1709	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1709	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1709	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1803	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1803	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1803	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1803	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1809	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1809	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1809	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1809	Manual
Windows 10 Home 1903	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 1903	Manual
Windows 10 Education 1903	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 1903	Manual
Windows 10 Home 2004	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 2004	Manual
Windows 10 Education 2004	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 2004	Manual
Windows 10 Home 20H2	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 20H2	Manual
Windows 10 Education 20H2	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2	Manual
Windows 10 Home 21H1	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 21H1	Manual
Windows 10 Education 21H1	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1	Manual
Windows 10 Home 21H2	N/A
Windows 10 Pro 21H2	Manual
Windows 10 Education 21H2	Manual
Windows 10 Enterprise 21H2	Manual

Display name:

Application Management

Service name:

AppMgmt

Service type:

Error control:

normal

Object:

LocalSystem

Path:

%SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p

File:

%SystemRoot%\System32\appmgmts.dll

Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppMgmt

Privileges:

SeCreateGlobalPrivilege
SeImpersonatePrivilege
SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege
SeShutdownPrivilege
SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege

Default Behavior

Application Management is a Win32 service. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Application Management service is started, it is running as LocalSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe along with other services. If Application Management fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the AppMgmt service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Application Management

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:

sc config AppMgmt start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The AppMgmt service is using the appmgmts.dll file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.