How to Start/Stop Smart Card Removal Policy
Service name: SCPolicySvc
Display name: Smart Card Removal Policy
Description:
Allows the system to be configured to lock the user desktop upon smart card removal.
Path to executable:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
CMD:
This method shows you how to Start/Stop Smart Card Removal Policy 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 Smart Card Removal Policy service:
net start SCPolicySvc
sc start SCPolicySvc
Note: You can’t start a service if Startup type is on Disabled.
To Stop Smart Card Removal Policy service:
net stop SCPolicySvc
sc stop SCPolicySvc
To change Startup type:
Automatic:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SCPolicySvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config SCPolicySvc start= auto
Manual:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SCPolicySvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
sc config SCPolicySvc start= demand
Disabled:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SCPolicySvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
sc config SCPolicySvc start= disabled
Automatic (Delayed Start):
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SCPolicySvc" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config SCPolicySvc 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\SCPolicySvc" /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\SCPolicySvc" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
