TeamViewer_Service.exe

RDB

Hi!

I wonder if anyone can tell me a little more about the TeamViewer service (teamviewer_service.exe) in the Windows Services console. By default, this service runs on startup.

I searched in community.teamviewer.com and googled. Very little I found. The only official piece of information I spotted was in a tweet by TeamViewer Support and, well, surprisingly due to its length, that was not very insightful.

The specific questions bugging me are:
* What is its purpose?
* Does it need to run on startup by default?
* Why are the consequences of disabling it?

Thanks in advance for shedding a little more light.

Best

Scotty

Hi RDB,

Thanks for posting.

To answer your questions:
1. The TeamViewer services will make the following functions possible while it is running in the background.
- It allows controlling the remote desktop even though the UAC is active
- It allows incoming connections even though no User is logged on (IF this function is activated in the options)
- It allows continuous connections, even though the user is logged off or changed
- It allows the immediate re-connection after the remote reboot of the computer
- It bundles the network communication of all user sessions. This is required on server systems, on which multiple users are logged in simultaneously (Terminal Servers).

2. It is possible to use TeamViewer without the service (e.g. “run” instead of “install” when using the full version), but you will be missing some functions. 

3. Disabling it will mean you will not be able to connect into this device unless TeamViewer is open and connections will not be possible until you have logged on and opened the software. (Basically you lose the features listed under 1)

I hope this answers your questions.

-Scotty