Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service (SstpSvc) Defaults in Windows 7
Provides support for the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) to connect to remote computers using VPN. If this service is disabled, users will not be able to use SSTP to access remote servers.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service |
| Service name: | SstpSvc |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT Authority\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\sstpsvc.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SstpSvc |
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Default Behavior
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service is a Win32 service. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. When the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service is started, it is running as NT Authority\LocalService in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other system components, such as drivers and services, may run in the same process. If Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service 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 SstpSvc service is not running because of the error.
Dependencies
If Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service is stopped, the Remote Access Connection Manager service fails to start and initialize.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol 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 SstpSvc start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The SstpSvc service is using the sstpsvc.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 7 installation media.