Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network.
It is used to allow multiple computers on your network to access the internet via only one account. This service installs on the "modem" computer. If you are using a third party firewall, hardware gateway/router or Internet Connection Sharing software package, this service is not required and can safely be left on disabled.
If you use an external hardware firewall/gateway/router between your computer and the internet, do not use IPsec (VPN tunneling, etc) and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), then this service and the following group of services can be disabled:
I highly recommend that you do not disable the Windows Firewall, but the services listed above are all involved with each other.
Default Vista Home Basic: Disabled
Default Vista Home Premium: Disabled
Default Vista Business: Disabled
Default Vista Ultimate: Disabled
Safe Setting: Disabled
Service Name (registry): SharedAccess
Display Name: Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Account: Local System Account
What service Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) needs to function properly:
What other service require Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to function properly:
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Includes explanations of each service and advice on which services you can safely disable.