Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

Allows you to share your internet connection to other computers attached to yours.


Service Description:

Provides Network Address Translation (NAT), addressing, name resolution, and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small-office network.


Consequences of Stopping:

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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function


Depends on:

Network Connections, DCOM Server Process Launcher, Base Filtering System, Windows Management Instrumentation, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Remote Access Connection Manager, Network Store Interface Service


Required for:


None


Default Settings:
Home Basic:Disabled
Home Premium:Disabled
Business:Disabled
Ultimate:Disabled
Tweaked Settings:1
Safe:Manual
Tweak:Disabled
Minimal:Disabled
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here

Service Information

Service Name: SharedAccess
Process Name:svchost.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:.
CPU Usage(%)3:
Running Type:
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.