Windows 10: can't modify Function Discovery Provider Host to automatic. manual options is grayed out

can't modify Function Discovery Provider Host to automatic. manual options is grayed out. can't make any changes to the start menu

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Function Discovery Provider Host

Function Discovery Provider Host & Function Discovery Resource PublicationWhat is the difference between these two options, automatic or delayed start?

 

Function Discovery Provider Host

Function Discovery Provider Host----
The FDPHOST service hosts the Function Discovery (FD) network discovery providers. These FD providers supply network discovery services for the Simple Services Discovery Protocol (SSDP) and Web Services – Discovery (WS-D) protocol. Stopping or disabling the FDPHOST service will disable network discovery for these protocols when using FD. When this service is unavailable, network services using FD and relying on these discovery protocols will be unable to find network devices or resources.

Function Discovery Resource Publication ----
Publishes this computer and resources attached to this computer so they can be discovered over the network. If this service is stopped, network resources will no longer be published and they will not be discovered by other computers on the network.

Automatic means it will start as the computer is booting up. Delayed means it will wait until after the boot up is complete before it starts.

Hope that helps.

 

Function Discovery Provider Host randomly stops

I have set up the 4 primary network related services as "Automatic - delayed start" on my local systems to get them networked properly. These services are (1) "Function Discovery Provider Host", (2) "Function Discovery Resource Publication", (3) "SSDP Discovery", and (4) "UPnP Device Host". I also have enabled "SMBv1Client" on them. It it has been working fine except for the new computer I just got. The "Function Discovery Provider Host" keeps stopping on this computer and I have no idea why. Although I can see shares on other computers from this new one, at times I cannot access the shares on the new computer from other computers. Once the FDPH service is running again, I then can access them. Another strange thing is even though the new computer is booted up after other computers, somehow it has become the "Master Browser". I don't know if that has any effect on the situation. Any ideas?

Thanks,
JohnD