Peer Networking Identity Manager (p2pimsvc) Service Defaults in Windows 10
Provides identity services for the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) and Peer-to-Peer Grouping services. If disabled, the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) and Peer-to-Peer Grouping services may not function, and some applications, such as HomeGroup and Remote Assistance, may not function correctly.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Peer Networking Identity Manager |
| Service name: | p2pimsvc |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServicePeerNet |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\pnrpsvc.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\p2pimsvc |
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Default Behavior
Peer Networking Identity Manager is a Win32 service. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Peer Networking Identity Manager service is started, it is running as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a shared process of svchost.exe along with other services. If Peer Networking Identity Manager fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the p2pimsvc service has failed to start due to the error.
Dependencies
While Peer Networking Identity Manager is stopped, disabled or working incorrectly, the following services do not start:
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Peer Networking Identity Manager
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config p2pimsvc start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The p2pimsvc service is using the pnrpsvc.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.