Windows Encryption Provider Host Service (WEPHOSTSVC) Defaults in Windows 8
Windows Encryption Provider Host Service brokers encryption related functionalities from 3rd Party Encryption Providers to processes that need to evaluate and apply EAS policies. Stopping this will compromise EAS compliancy checks that have been established by the connected Mail Accounts.
The Windows Encryption Provider Host Service does not exist in:
- Windows 8 Core
- Windows 8 Pro
- Windows 8 Enterprise
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Windows Encryption Provider Host Service |
| Service name: | WEPHOSTSVC |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k WepHostSvcGroup |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\wephostsvc.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WEPHOSTSVC |
Default Behavior
Windows Encryption Provider Host Service is a Win32 service. In Windows 8 it will not be started until the user starts it. When the Windows Encryption Provider Host Service is started, it runs as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a process of svchost.exe, sharing it with other services. If Windows Encryption Provider Host 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 WEPHOSTSVC service hasn't been started.
Dependencies
Windows Encryption Provider Host Service can't start, if the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is disabled or not available.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Windows Encryption Provider Host Service
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Windows Encryption Provider Host Service 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 WEPHOSTSVC start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The WEPHOSTSVC service is using the wephostsvc.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.