Fax Service Defaults in Windows 7
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 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start 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, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the Fax service is not running because of the error.
Dependencies
Fax is unable to start, if at least one of the following services is stopped or disabled:
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 7 installation media.