Shared PC Account Manager (shpamsvc) Service Defaults in Windows 11
Manages profiles and accounts on a SharedPC configured device.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Disabled |
| Display name: | Shared PC Account Manager |
| Service name: | shpamsvc |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\Windows.SharedPC.AccountManager.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\shpamsvc |
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Default Behavior
Shared PC Account Manager is a Win32 service. In Windows 11 it is disabled. When the Shared PC Account Manager service is started, it logs on as LocalSystem and running in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Shared PC Account Manager fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the shpamsvc service startup failure.
Dependencies
Shared PC Account Manager cannot be started, if the following services won't start:
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Shared PC Account Manager
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Shared PC Account Manager 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 commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc stop shpamsvc
sc config shpamsvc start= disabled
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The shpamsvc service is using the Windows.SharedPC.AccountManager.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 11 installation media.