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. |