WINDOWS SERVICE
BrokerInfrastructure: Background Tasks Infrastructure Service
Microsoft describes it as the Windows infrastructure service that controls which background tasks can run on the system.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
| Service name | BrokerInfrastructure |
|---|---|
| Display name | Background Tasks Infrastructure Service |
| Runs from | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe |
| Command line | svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch -p |
| Runs as | LocalSystem |
| Verdict | Leave it alone |
| Microsoft, Windows Server 2016 guidance | No guidance |
Paths, signer and service account observed on Windows 11 build 26300 on 11 November 2026. Run the commands below to check your own PC.
Should you touch it?
Leave it aloneMicrosoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable, and its Start menu troubleshooting guide says the service must be running for a stable Start menu. On the PC used for this page Windows did not accept a stop request for it.
What PC Tweaker does with it
PC Tweaker does not change this service. No control in the catalogue stops it, disables it or edits its start type. The "Restrict supported background apps" control limits what Store apps may do in the background for your account; it does not change this service.
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Check it yourself
See its state and start type
PowerShellGet-Service BrokerInfrastructure | Format-List Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType sc qc BrokerInfrastructure
Common questions
What does the BrokerInfrastructure service do?
Microsoft describes it as the Windows infrastructure service that controls which background tasks can run on the system. It runs C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch -p) as LocalSystem.
Can I disable BrokerInfrastructure?
Leave it alone. Microsoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable, and its Start menu troubleshooting guide says the service must be running for a stable Start menu. On the PC used for this page Windows did not accept a stop request for it.
The Start menu stopped working. Could BrokerInfrastructure be the reason?
It is one of the causes Microsoft lists: the Background Tasks Infrastructure Service not being started. Its guide says to make sure the service is set to automatic startup, and adds that it also needs the Power Dependency Coordinator (PDC) driver: if that driver does not load at startup, the service fails and the Start menu is affected.
Which process runs BrokerInfrastructure?
On Windows 11 build 26300 it ran inside the svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch -p process, together with DcomLaunch, PlugPlay, Power and SystemEventsBroker, and loaded C:\Windows\System32\psmsrv.dll, signed by Microsoft Windows. It depends on RpcEptMapper, DcomLaunch and RpcSs.