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Browser - Windows 10 Service

NT Lan Manager Datagram Receiver Driver.

This service also exists in Windows 11, 8 and Vista.

Startup Type

Windows 10 version Home Pro Education Enterprise
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Default Properties

Display name:Browser
Service name:bowser
Type:filesys
Path:%WinDir%\system32\DRIVERS\bowser.sys
Error control:normal
Group:Network

Default Behavior

The Browser service is a file system driver. If Browser fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the bowser service has failed to start.

Dependencies

If Browser is stopped, the Workstation service fails to start and initialize.

Restore Default Startup Type of Browser

Automated Restore

1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.

2. Save the RestoreBrowserWindows10.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 bowser.sys file exists in the %WinDir%\system32\DRIVERS folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.

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