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Vista's Network Connections Service

ServicesThere isn’t much information available for this service. The generic description makes it seem important, but I’ve looked high and low and can’t even find a “Network and Dial-Up Connections” folder. On my machine this service was started, so something woke it from it’s Manual startup mode, but I’ve disabled the service, and have not notice any reduced functionality. If you use Internet Connection Sharing, you’ll need to leave this one alone, otherwise, this one should be safe to disable for most users.

Display Name:
Network Connections
Service Name:
Netman
Process Name:
svchost.exe
Description:
Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.
Path to Executable:
%windir%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
Default Startup:
  • Home Basic: Manual
  • Home Premium: Manual
  • Business: Manual
  • Enterprise: Manual
  • Ultimate: Manual
Log On As:
Local System Account
Desktop Interaction:
No
Depends On:
  • Network Store Interface Service
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
    • DCOM Server Process Launcher
Required For:
  • Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Memory:
N/A
CPU:
N/A
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Comments

  • maxwell

    Jul 7, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    This service is needed when you want to manage the network connections. It’s needed, leave as is, or Vista will nag you to enable it back.

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