smss.exe
is the first user mode process that is started by the Windows kernel (and is therefore sometimes compared to Linux' init
). Required
under registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems
. BootExecute
under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\driverName
.