Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service - Windows 11 Service

Shares Windows Media Player libraries to other networked players and media devices using Universal Plug and Play.

This service also exists in Windows 10, 7, 8 and Vista.

Startup Type

Default Properties

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 11 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 for Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

Automated Restore

1. Select your Windows 11 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.

2. Save the RestoreWindowsMediaPlayerNetworkSharingServiceWindows11.bat file to any folder on a local drive such as SSD or a hard disk.

3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Properties.

4. Check the Unblock checkbox and click OK.

5. Right-click the batch file again and select Run as administrator.

6. 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 11 installation media.