Network Location Awareness - Windows 8 Service
Collects and stores configuration information for the network and notifies programs when this information is modified. If this service is stopped, configuration information might be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7 and Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows 8 edition | Windows 8 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 8.1 Update 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Pro | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Enterprise | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Network Location Awareness |
| Service name: | NlaSvc |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService |
| File: | %WinDir%\System32\nlasvc.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Network Location Awareness service runs as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services might run in the same process. If Network Location Awareness fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 8 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the NlaSvc service has failed to start.
Dependencies
Network Location Awareness won't start, if the following services are stopped or disabled:
- DHCP Client
- Network Store Interface Service
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- TCP/IP Protocol Driver
- Windows Event Log
The following services are unable to start if Network Location Awareness is stopped:
Restore Default Startup Type of Network Location Awareness
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 8 release and edition, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreNetworkLocationAwarenessWindows8.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.
Note. Make sure that the nlasvc.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\System32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 8 installation media.