SP 52505: Enable the “Network Location Awareness (NLA)” service in Windows

Symptom: When you start the Services applet in “Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools”, the “Startup Type” setting for the “Network Location Awareness (NLA)” service will be set to “Disabled”.
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to enable “Manual” startup for the “Network Location Awareness (NLA)” service.
Additional Information: The “Network Location Awareness (NLA)” service collects and stores network configuration and location information, and notifies applications when this information changes. The Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service requires this service to be running.
Category: Startup , Service

1. Disable the Messenger service
2. Disable the “Distributed Link Tracking Client” service to improve system boot
3. Disable the “Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service” for performance and security
4. Disable the “NT LM Security Support Provider Service” to improve system performance
5. Disable the “Net Logon” service to improve system performance

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