When you configure SharePoint using the post-installation Farm Configuration Wizard, you will notice that the system comes preconfigured with five separate application pools. These application pools that are configured by the wizard, as well as the security context under which each pool runs is shown in table below:
| Application Pool | Description | Identity |
| SharePoint Central Administration v4 | SharePoint Central Administration v4 | Farm Administrator Account |
| SharePoint Web Services System | SharePoint Topology Service Application | Farm Administrator Account |
| SecurityTokenServiceApplicationPool | SharePoint Security Token Service Application | Farm Administrator Account |
| SharePoint Web Services Root | SharePoint Service Applications | Service Account |
| SharePoint – 80 | Default preconfigured Content Application | Service Account |
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