Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver (wanarpv6) Service Defaults in Windows 10
Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver |
| Service name: | wanarpv6 |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | NDIS |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\DRIVERS\wanarp.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wanarpv6 |
Default Behavior
Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Remote Access IPv6 ARP 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 wanarpv6 service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config wanarpv6 start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The wanarpv6 service is using the wanarp.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.