Sensor Monitoring Service (SensrSvc) Defaults in Windows 8
Monitors various sensors in order to expose data and adapt to system and user state. If this service is stopped or disabled, the display brightness will not adapt to lighting conditions. Stopping this service may affect other system functionality and features as well.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Sensor Monitoring Service |
| Service name: | SensrSvc |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\sensrsvc.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SensrSvc |
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Default Behavior
Sensor Monitoring Service is a Win32 service. In Windows 8 it will not be started until the user starts it. When the Sensor Monitoring Service is started, it runs as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a process of svchost.exe, sharing it with other services. If Sensor Monitoring Service 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 SensrSvc service hasn't been started.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Sensor Monitoring 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 SensrSvc start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The SensrSvc service is using the sensrsvc.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.