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Description:

Enables relative prioritization of work based on system-wide task priorities. This is intended mainly for multimedia applications. If this service is stopped, individual tasks resort to their default priority.

Multimedia Class Scheduler service (MMCSS) gives multimedia applications higher priority. This ensures that music and video playback will not be disturbed by other background services like antivirus and content indexing (or network file transfers). More Info Technet Magazine February 2007 - Inside Vista Kernel, MSDN - Multimedia Class Scheduler Service.

Note if wanting to disable this this service without loosing sound, then remove MMCSS from the DependOnService-list for Windows Audio before disabling it:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Services \Audiosrv]
DependOnService = "..."

Recommended state:

• Automatic if you like sound

Default State:

• Automatic

Proces name:

• svchost.exe -k netsvcs (MMCSS)

Supports:

• Windows Audio

Depends:

• none