Windows 10: windows media player sharing service and home group

I would like to know why would windows media player sharing service and home group try to make unrequested changes to system ports in the antivirus program.


with a unticked box that reads as follows:

"option to send this port's activity information to another network PC that shares your Internet connection, select Forward port activity to other PCs using Internet Connection Sharing."


In addition I also have an app requesting access through the McAfee firewall

" Dell digital delivery Windows Service .exe "

:)

 

Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

Hi AshGivargis,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Could you please help me with the below questions:

1. Have you made any changes to the computer prior to this issue?
   
2. Which version of Windows you are using? (To check, type: winver in start menu and hit enter.)
   
3. What happens when you try to access Windows Media player? Do you have any error message?
   

Windows Media Player, shares Windows Media Player libraries to other networked players and media devices using universal plug and play. If this service is not running, there might be issues while using this feature.

I would suggest you to follow these steps:

1. Press Windows
   and R
   key together on your Keyboard.
   
2. Type services.msc and hit enter.
3. Search for Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
   and Windows search.
   
4. Double click on the service and select Automatic under start up.
   
5. Click on Start, Apply and Ok.
   
6. Restart the computer and check if is working now.
   

Hope it helps.

Roohi Taj S

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Faulty Windows Media Player

Windows Mesdis Player developed a fault (Played jerky an missed bits) so I down loaded Media Player 10.

It's no better. Any suggestions (I run Windows 98)

 

Windows 7 - Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

Hello Everyone, just wondering what your thoughts are on this process i just noticed that has been eating up lots of CPU time for no reason. Its called the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, i certainly do not use WMP (who does?) especially for sharing my libraries across the network.

I am about to disable the service completely and see if that will make it stop. Just seems weird that this would be running when i never even use WMP. Anyone?*Bang Head :banghead:








More info on the process:
neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wmpnetwk.exe.html