Certificate Propagation (CertPropSvc) Service Defaults in Windows 8
Copies user certificates and root certificates from smart cards into the current user's certificate store, detects when a smart card is inserted into a smart card reader, and, if needed, installs the smart card Plug and Play minidriver.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Certificate Propagation |
| Service name: | CertPropSvc |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\System32\certprop.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CertPropSvc |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
Certificate Propagation is a Win32 service. In Windows 8 it will not be started until the user starts it. When the Certificate Propagation service is started, it runs as LocalSystem in a process of svchost.exe, sharing it with other services. If Certificate Propagation fails to start, the error details are added to Windows 8 error log. When the operating system startup is complete, the user is being notified that the CertPropSvc service hasn't been started.
Dependencies
Certificate Propagation can't start, if the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is disabled or not available.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Certificate Propagation
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Certificate Propagation 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 CertPropSvc start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The CertPropSvc service is using the certprop.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 8 installation media.