How do I start network services in Windows 10?

New 02 Dec 2015 #1
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*** UPDATED LIST *** - Services.msc Settings For Fixing Network

Here is the updated list of services to change to AUTOMATIC and do a one by one RESTART.
There are a few new ones listed which when set to automatic and restarted got my network displaying
once again in the File Explorer panel.
RUN SERVICES.MSC to get to the services panel.
If you find any set to MANUAL, go to that service Right Click > Properties > Then change the STARTUP TYPE in the dropdown menu to AUTOMATIC.
Click APPLY > RESTART that service.
* Computer Browser
* DHCP Client
* DNS Client
* Function Discovery Provider Host
* Function Discovery Resource Publication
* HomeGroup Listener
* HomeGroup Provider
* IP Helper
* Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup
* Network Connections
* Network List Service
* Network Location Awareness
* Peer Networking Grouping
* Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
* Server
* SSDP Discovery
* TCP/IP Netbios helper
* UPnP Device Host
* WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
* Workstation
New 19 Sep 2018 #2

Homegroup settings no longer useful.WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service:: Stuck at Manual and the settings are greyed out.
New 19 Sep 2018 #3

The last post on this thread was in Dec. 2015, may have been outdated by the Version Upgrades and Build updates to them, been quite a few. Always check the post date of the last one to see if still relevant, with computing doesn't take long for things to get outdated.
New 19 Sep 2018 #4

I just added those here for anyone that was still using this info. :)
New 22 Dec 2019 #5

This thing severely needs updating or confirming these are still the only services needed still as of Jan2020

Very often, when working on a remote site, you must distort the network cable or disconnect and enable the network adapter. But since we cannot do this physically, we have to ask someone to do it or to excel in such ways. In Linux, this happens easily, via ssh we drive in ifdown eth0 & ifup eth0 and all the rules. In Windows, you have to do the following to restart the network adapter.

1. Disable or Enable the Network Adapter in Network Connections

In the search bar or in the execute menu, type control.exe / name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter and press the Enter key (or go to the Start menu ⇨ Settings ⇨ Network and Internet ⇨ Status ⇨ Adapter settings”).

On the left side, click on “Change adapter settings.”

To disable the network connection: select the network adapter that you want to disable and click on “Disable this network device” (or right-click on the network connection and select Disable).

To enable the network connection: select the network adapter you want to enable, and click on “Enable this network device” (or right-click on the network connection and select “Enable”).

2. Disable or Enable the Network Adapter in Device Manager

Open the “Device Manager”: one of the ways is to execute in the search bar or in the menu (Run is called with the Win + R keys) enter the command devmgmt.msc and press the Enter key.

To disable the network connection: open “Network adapters”, right-click on the one you want to disable, and click on “Disable device”. In the window that appears, click on “Yes.”

To enable a network connection: open “Network adapters”, right-click on the one you want to enable, and click on “Enable device”.

3. Disable or Enable the Network Adapter Using the WMIC Command

Open a command prompt as administrator: one way is to enter cmd in the search bar and right-click on the result found, select “Run as administrator”.

Type wmic nic get name, index and press Enter. Opposite the name of the network adapter that you need to enable or disable is the index that you need to remember.

To disable a network adapter, use command wmic path win32_networkadapter where index = 1 call disable

To enable the network adapter, use command wmic path win32_networkadapter where index = 1 call enable

4. Restart Network Adapter with Bat-file

Create a bat-file, enter the following script there necessarily in ANSI encoding:
netsh interface set interface name = “Local Area Connection” admin = DISABLED

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6> nul

netsh interface set interface name = “Local Area Connection” admin = ENABLED
Run this bat-file as administrator.
Where “Local Area Connection” is the name of the network adapter in your Windows. It may be called “Local Area Connection 2” or “Local Area Connection 3”. For convenience, I renamed the connections to LAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, Router or Bluetooth.
Remarks: works not only in Windows 7, but also in Windows 8 and Windows 10.

Consider Using Action1 to Restart the Network Adapter if:

You need to perform an action on multiple computers simultaneously.
You have remote employees with computers not connected to your corporate network.

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