Diagnostic Policy Service

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

Annoying app that verifies all your programs installed correctly. Well that is just my take on it. It is a collection of diagnostic tools that attempts to detect problems in memory, disk, and files.


Service Description:

Enables detection of problems, troubleshooting, and problem resolution for Windows components. If the service is stopped, diagnostics will no longer function.


Consequences of Stopping:

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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function


Depends on:

None


Required for:


None


Default Settings:
Home Basic:Automatic
Home Premium:Automatic
Business:Automatic
Ultimate:Automatic
Tweaked Settings:1
Safe:Manual
Tweak:Disabled
Minimal:Disabled
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here

Service Information

Service Name: DPS
Process Name:svchost.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:.
CPU Usage(%)3:
Running Type:
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.
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