TCP/IP Protocol Driver (Tcpip) Service Defaults in Windows 10
TCP/IP Protocol Driver.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Boot |
| Display name: | TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
| Service name: | Tcpip |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | PNP_TDI |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\tcpip.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip |
Default Behavior
TCP/IP Protocol Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting by the operating system Boot Loader as a part of the driver stack for the boot volume. If TCP/IP Protocol Driver fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the Tcpip service has failed to start due to the error.
Dependencies
While TCP/IP Protocol Driver is stopped, disabled or working incorrectly, the following services do not start:
- Connected Devices Platform Service
- IP Helper
- IP Network Address Translator
- IP Traffic Filter Driver
- IPsec Policy Agent
- Microsoft IPv6 Protocol Driver
- NetBT
- NetIO Legacy TDI Support Driver
- Network Connection Broker
- Network Location Awareness
- TCP/IP Registry Compatibility
- Windows NAT Driver
- Windows Network Data Usage Monitoring Driver
Restore Default Startup Configuration of TCP/IP Protocol Driver
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config Tcpip start= boot
sc start Tcpip
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The Tcpip service is using the tcpip.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.