Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 8, Vista and XP.
Windows 7 edition | without SP | SP1 |
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Starter | Manual | Manual |
Home Basic | Manual | Manual |
Home Premium | Manual | Manual |
Professional | Manual | Manual |
Ultimate | Manual | Manual |
Enterprise | Manual | Manual |
Display name: | Network Connections |
Service name: | Netman |
Type: | share |
Path: | %WinDir%\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted |
File: | %WinDir%\System32\netman.dll |
Error control: | normal |
Object: | LocalSystem |
Privileges: |
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The Network Connections service runs as LocalSystem in a shared process. It shares the executable file with other services. If the Network Connections fails to load or initialize, the error is recorded into the Event Log. Windows 7 startup should proceed, but a message box is displayed informing you that the Netman service has failed to start.
Network Connections will not start, if the following services are stopped or disabled:
If the Network Connections is stopped, the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) fails to start and initialize.
1. Select your Windows 7 edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreNetworkConnectionsWindows7.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 netman.dll
file exists in the %WinDir%\System32
folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 7 installation media.