Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (RpcSs) Service Defaults in Windows 8

The RPCSS service is the Service Control Manager for COM and DCOM servers. It performs object activations requests, object exporter resolutions and distributed garbage collection for COM and DCOM servers. If this service is stopped or disabled, programs using COM or DCOM will not function properly. It is strongly recommended that you have the RPCSS service running.

Default Settings

Startup type: Automatic
Display name:Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Service name:RpcSs
Service type:share
Error control:normal
Group:COM Infrastructure
Object:NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
Path:%SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss
File:%SystemRoot%\system32\rpcss.dll
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs
Privileges:
  • SeChangeNotifyPrivilege
  • SeCreateGlobalPrivilege
  • SeImpersonatePrivilege

Default Behavior

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a Win32 service. In Windows 8 it is starting automatically during the operating system startup. Then the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service runs as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in a process of svchost.exe, sharing it with other services. If Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 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 RpcSs service hasn't been started.

Dependencies

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) can't start, if any service from the list below is disabled or not available:

All the services listed below will not start if Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is disabled:

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 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 config RpcSs start= auto
sc start RpcSs

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The RpcSs service is using the rpcss.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.