Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service (vmicvmsession) Defaults in Windows 10

Provides a mechanism to manage virtual machine with PowerShell via VM session without a virtual network.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service
Service name:vmicvmsession
Service type:share
Error control:normal
Object:LocalSystem
Path:%SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
File:%SystemRoot%\System32\icsvc.dll
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmicvmsession
Privileges:
  • SeChangeNotifyPrivilege
  • SeBackupPrivilege
  • SeRestorePrivilege
  • SeDebugPrivilege
  • SeImpersonatePrivilege
  • SeTcbPrivilege
  • SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege
  • SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege

Default Behavior

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

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config vmicvmsession start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The vmicvmsession service is using the icsvc.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.