How to Start/Stop Microsoft Passport
Service name: NgcSvc
Display name: Microsoft Passport
Description:
Provides process isolation for cryptographic keys used to provide authentication to a user’s associated identity providers. If this service
is disabled, all uses and management of these keys will not be available, which includes machine log-on and single sign-on for apps and
websites. This service starts and stops automatically. It is recommended that you do not reconfigure this service.
Path to executable:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
CMD:
This method shows you how to Start/Stop Microsoft Passport service from Command Prompt
Perform the following steps:
Please go to Start and click on the Type here to search
Type cmd, right click on cmd icon under the Programs and click on Run as administrator
Please confirm User Account Control pop-up
Please select, right and copy a registry key from below, then right click on command prompt window, select Paste and press Enter
To Start Microsoft Passport service:
net start NgcSvc
sc start NgcSvc
Note: You can’t start a service if Startup type is on Disabled.
To Stop Microsoft Passport service:
net stop NgcSvc
sc stop NgcSvc
To change Startup type:
Automatic:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\PerfHost\NgcSvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config NgcSvc start= auto
Manual:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NgcSvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
sc config NgcSvc start= demand
Disabled:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NgcSvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
sc config NgcSvc start= disabled
Automatic (Delayed Start):
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NgcSvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config NgcSvc start= delayed-auto
Note: When you change to Automatic (Delayed Start) a new key DelayedAutostart is created with value 1.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NgcSvc" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
When you change to Automatic from Automatic (Delayed Start), DelayedAutostart change value to 0.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NgcSvc" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
