Windows 10: diagnostic policy service, dns client, network list service and local system messing with...

I'm having problems with connecting to my normal network. It will randomly disconnect and, when trying to reconnect, a message that says "can't connect to this network" appears. Even though the router says there is a connection and all the other devices in the house work fine, my computer doesn't.




In the midst of trying to find the root of the problem, I found that a number of services peak in CPU and memory usage when I disconnect from my network: network location awareness, diagnostic policy service, dns client, network list service and local system network restricted. I looked them up online; one blog post said that peaks in network location awareness might be due to the NIC drivers not being updated, but they are.


This started to happen a few hours after I tried to solve another connection issue I had when gaming online. I ran the following command prompts:


ipconfig/release

ipconfig/renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh int ip reset c:\tcp.txt
netsh winsock reset


And after those, I performed a Network Reset. None of those attemps at solving the first problem problem worked so I gave up, and then the disconnect thing started happening.


I'm kind of stuck !

:)

 

Group Policy Client Services

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. May I know, which version of Windows is installed on your computer?
   
2. Is your system connected to Domain network?
   

If you are not on a domain network you can try the troubleshooting steps provided below.



Method 1: Winsock reset.

1. Start your PC in safe mode.
   
2. Once you are on the same mode.
   
3. Search for Command Prompt on the Start Menu.
   
4. Right click and Run as Administrator.
   
5. Type in netsh winsock reset
   on the command prompt and hit enter.
   
6. Reboot the computer and check.
   

If you still face the issue you can try the suggestion

How to fix "The Group Policy Client service failed the logon. Access denied." error? Posted by Mohammad Iqubal, However from this article I suggest you not to delete the data, you can try to move
it to a safe location.



If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.



Regards,



Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

The Diagnostic Policy Service is not running

Hi,

To resolve this issue, launch the command prompt as Admin and enter
these:

• Type " net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice " then press Enter.
• Type " net localgroup Administrators /add localservice " then press Enter.

Also, we need to make sure that the following services are started.

1. Press Windows key
+ R.

2. On the dialog box, type services.msc

3. Under Services (Local)
list, find the services: Diagnostic policy, Diagnostic Service, Diagnostic system host.

4. Check the status of the services is started or not.

5. If the services are not started, you can
Right Click a status and Start a service.

6. Restart your computer.

Please post back with the result for further assistance.

 

Windows 10 error: "Windows couldn't connect to the Group Policy Client service. Please consult your system administrator"

Hi Rico,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing with accessing the operating system.

Do let us know the following to assist you better:

• Which edition of Windows Operating System are you using?
• What all the troubleshooting steps have you performed?
• Have you installed all the pending updates on your Operating System?
• Have you installed any third-party anti-virus software on your system?

I suggest you to try few of the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

I suggest you to Stop the Group Policy service, restart and set it to Automatic.

Group Policy Client service, this service is responsible for applying settings configured by administrators for the computers and users through the Group Policy component. If the service
is disabled the settings will be applied and applications and components will not be manageable through Group Policy.

Step 1: Stop the Group Policy Client service.

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Stop.
• Restart the computer.

Step 2: Start the service and set it to automatic:

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Properties.
• Start the service, set
  Startup type to Automatic.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.