Smart Card Device Enumeration Service (ScDeviceEnum) Windows Service Startup Type, Default Configuration, and Information

Registry Name

ScDeviceEnum

Display Name

Smart Card Device Enumeration Service

Description

Creates software device nodes for all smart card readers accessible to a given session. If this service is disabled, WinRT APIs will not be able to enumerate smart card readers.

For more information, see the Additional Information section.

Default Status

Stopped

Default Startup Type

Manual (Trigger Start)

Image Path

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted

DLL File Path

C:\WINDOWS\System32\ScDeviceEnum.dll

Dependencies

The service depends on the following system components to function properly:

None

System components that depend on this service to function properly:

None

Log On As

LocalSystem

Additional Information

The ScDeviceEnum service is used for creating software device nodes for all smart card readers currently connected to the computer. A smart card reader is a device that can read data from a smart card, which is a physical card that contains a microchip with information such as personal identification, authentication, or encryption keys. ScDeviceEnum enables apps to list and identify smart card readers.

If this service is disabled, Windows will not be able to access the smart card readers connected to the system.