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Display Name (?):

Biometric Resource Manager

Short Name (?):

brmsvc

Executable (?):

svchost.exe -k biosvcs

Library (?):

brmsvc.dll

Depends On (?):

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Supports (?):

None.

Description (?):

Manages biometric devices and algorithms.

OS (?):

Vista Home/Business, Vista Server

Startup (?):

Default	Home	Workstation	Server	Minimal	Tweaked	Automatic
Automatic	Disabled	Automatic	Automatic	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled

Explanation (?):

Provides the ability to use biometric devices to provide security layering. So, for example, you could use a fingerprint to log into Windows. This will only be useful for people with biometric readers and so it will be almost entirely useless for a home user.