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Network Location Awareness

Default Description:

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.

Additional Information:

This service in conjunction with Network List Service and Network Connections enables status of network connections in the system tray.

Additional Reading:

• None at this time

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows 7 Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Windows 7 Starter: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Home Basic: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Home Premium: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Professional: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Ultimate: Automatic (Started)
Windows 7 Enterprise: Automatic (Started)

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Automatic

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): NlaSvc

Display Name: Network Location Awareness

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService

Log On As:

Account: Network Service

Dependencies:

What service Network Location Awareness needs to function properly:

• Network Store Interface Service (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • NSI proxy service driver (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • RPC Endpoint mapper (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• TCP/IP Protocol Driver (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

What other service require Network Location Awareness to function properly:

• Network List Service (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • HomeGroup Provider (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
• WWAN AutoConfig (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

Registry Settings (.reg):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\nlasvc.dll,-1"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
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00,69,00,63,00,65,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\nlasvc.dll,-2"
"ObjectName"="NT AUTHORITY\\NetworkService"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4e,00,53,00,49,00,00,00,52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,\
00,00,54,00,63,00,70,00,49,00,70,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,47,\
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"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,64,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,64,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
6e,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet]
"PassivePollPeriod"=dword:00000005
"StaleThreshold"=dword:0000001e
"WebTimeout"=dword:00000023
"EnableActiveProbing"=dword:00000001
"ActiveWebProbeHost"="www.msftncsi.com"
"ActiveWebProbePath"="ncsi.txt"
"ActiveWebProbeContent"="Microsoft NCSI"
"ActiveDnsProbeHost"="dns.msftncsi.com"
"ActiveDnsProbeContent"="131.107.255.255"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\ManualProxies]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NlaSvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,04,80,98,00,00,00,a4,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,02,\
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05,12,00,00,00