Windows Media Player is the default media player and media library application that was developed by Microsoft. The application can be used to play audio, videos and view images. The latest version of Windows include the Windows Media Player 12 and this version hasn’t been made available to the previous operating systems.
What is “WMPNetworkSVC”?
The WMPNetworkSVC is the name of a service associated with the Windows Media player. The “WMP” stands for Windows Media Player and the “SVC” for service. This service allows the user to share the Windows Media Player’s library with a network. It is a very useful service and is used by a lot of people for sharing their personalized library over a network.
Should it be Disabled?
Along with many benefits, the service also has some negative impacts on the system’s performance. It broadcasts network packets over a network that describe a particular audio or video file. While this is useful for a lot of people, some people might be frustrated by the resource usage that is required by the service. In some cases, the service can take up lots of network and processing power to broadcast huge libraries over a network.
If you are on a Media Server and require a constant transfer of WMP libraries between computers then the service needs to be enabled. However, if you don’t require or use this feature this service can easily be disabled without any side effects on the computer. In fact, it will increase the number of resources available and speed up your computer.
How to Disable it?
As described above, the WMPNetworkSVC can easily be disabled without any negative effect on the computer. In this step, we will list the easiest method to disable the service.
- Press “Windows” + “R” and type in “Services.msc“.
Typing in “Services.msc” and pressing Enter - Scroll down and double click on the “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service” option.
Double clicking on the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service - Click on the “Stop” option and click on the “Startup Type” dropdown.
- Select “Manual” from the list and click on “Apply“.
Selecting “Manual” as the startup type - Click on “OK” to save your changes.
- Now the service has been disabled on your computer unless you manually start it.
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The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service (WMPNetworkSvc) shares Windows Media Player libraries with other networked players and media devices by using the UPnP architecture.
This service is installed by default in all editions of Windows 7, and its startup type is Automatic on Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional. In all other editions of Windows 7, its startup type is Manual.
When the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service is started in its default configuration, it logs on by using the Network Service account.
The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service is dependent on the following system component:
- HTTP
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Shares Windows Media Player libraries to other networked players and media devices using Universal Plug and Play.
This service also exists in Windows 11, 8 and Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows 10 version | Home | Pro | Education | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1511 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1607 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1703 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1709 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1803 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1809 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1903 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1909 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 2004 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 20H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H1 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 22H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service |
| Service name: | WMPNetworkSvc |
| Type: | own |
| Path: | %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service is running as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in its own process of wmpnetwk.exe. It doesn’t share its process with other services. If Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the WMPNetworkSvc service has failed to start.
Dependencies
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service is unable to start, if at least one of the following services is stopped or disabled:
- HTTP Service
- Windows Search
Restore Default Startup Type of Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreWindowsMediaPlayerNetworkSharingServiceWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the wmpnetwk.exe file exists in the %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.
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Приветствую. WMPNetworkSVC — служба общих сетевых ресурсов штатного плеера Windows Media. Индексирует медиа-файла для общего доступа в локальной сети.
Как понимаю — связано с расшариванием файлов в плеере. Другим словами — совместное использование библиотеки. Можно отключить — ниже написал два способа.
WMPNetworkSVC предположительно расшифровывается так — Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, оказалось это название службы:
Работает под процессом WMPNetwk.exe:
Учтите — процесс запущен от NETWORK SERVICE. Если запущен от вашей учетной записи — подозрительно (возможно вирус).
Процесс находится в папке с плеером:
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
Как отключить WMPNetworkSVC
Служба не является критически важной, при необходимости можно отключить через командную строку:
- Запускаете командную строку — зажимаете Win + R, вводите cmd.exe, нажимаете ОК.
- Появится черное окно — пишем команду:
sc config WMPNetworkSvc start= disabled - Нажимаем энтер. При успешном выполнении должно выдать — [SC] ChangeServiceConfig: успех.
- В случае ошибки — запустить командную строку от администратора. Для этого правой кнопкой по значку пуск — выбрать соответствующий пункт. Либо открыть диспетчер задач > Файл > Запустить новую задачу > Поставить галочку запуск с правами администратора > указать cmd.exe > нажать ОК.
Или вручную:
- Зажимаем Win + R.
- Вставляем команду services.msc, нажимаем ОК.
- Откроется окно со списком служб.
- Находим Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service > нажимаем два раза > в Тип запуска выбираем Отключена > дальше нажимаем кнопку Остановить.
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05.01.2019
By default, Microsoft has configured Windows 7 to enable and turn on background services when needed. However, some of these background processes are not always in use or required. When they are constantly running, they will consume a large amount of resources and slow down the system’s performance. One of these background processes that many users have highlighted is the wmpnetwk.exe file. The “wmpnetwk.exe” is the key executable for the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service and it is used to share Windows Media Player libraries (Windows 7 is using Windows Media Player Version 12). Windows Media Player may not be your preferred player and you may not want to have wmpnetwk.exe running to free up some memory, reduce RAM usage and CPU resources. In that case, Windows 7 offers you an alternative to disable and turn it off.
To disable and turn off wmpnetwk.exe, users just need to type “services.msc” in the Windows search box to open Windows 7 Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. MMC allows users to manage and configure Windows services that are running on the computer.
Select “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service”, right click, and click “Stop” to disable it.
Users can go to the Resource Monitor to check and confirm that wmpnetwk.exe is no longer running. Even though users have successfully disabled wmpnetwk.exe and turned off Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, this process will be restored every time users restart the computer.
To permanently disable this process, users can go to MMC again, select and right click “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service”, in the shortcut menu, click “Properties”. Look for “Startup type” item, select “Disabled” so that this process will be permanently disabled even when users restart the computer.
