Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service - Windows Vista 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, 11, 7 and 8.
Startup Type
| Windows Vista edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| Home Basic | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Home Premium | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Business | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Ultimate | 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 starts as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService and runs in its own process of wmpnetwk.exe. It does not share its process with other services. If Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service fails to start, the error is recorded into the Event Log. Windows Vista startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the WMPNetworkSvc service has failed to start.
Dependencies
The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service won't start, if the following system components are stopped or disabled:
Restore Default Startup Type of Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows Vista edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreWindowsMediaPlayerNetworkSharingServiceWindowsVista.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 Vista installation media.