Fax Service Defaults in Windows 10
Enables you to send and receive faxes, utilizing fax resources available on your computer or on the network.
Default Settings
Startup type: | Manual |
Display name: | Fax |
Service name: | Fax |
Service type: | own |
Error control: | normal |
Object: | NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService |
Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\fxssvc.exe |
Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fax |
Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
Fax is a Win32 service. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Fax service is started, it is running as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in its own process of fxssvc.exe. If Fax fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the Fax service has failed to start due to the error.
Dependencies
Fax cannot be started under any conditions, if the following services are disabled, deleted or working improperly:
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Fax
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Fax depends are configured by default and function properly. See the list of dependencies above.1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config Fax start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The Fax service is using the fxssvc.exe 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.