Network Location Awareness

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

Stores information on network information and notifies programs when it changes. Utilized by Windows Firewall, but not required for its use.


Service Description:

Collects and stores configuration information for the network and notifies programs when the information is modified. If the service is stopped, configuration information might be unavailable.


Consequences of Stopping:

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


Depends on:

DCOM Server Process Launcher, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Network Store Interface Service


Required for:


SL UI Notification Service, Network List Service


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

Service Information

Service Name: NlaSvc
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.