DHCP Client Service Defaults in Windows 11
Registers and updates IP addresses and DNS records for your computer. If this service is stopped, your computer will not receive dynamic IP addresses and DNS updates. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Automatic |
| Display name: | DHCP Client |
| Service name: | Dhcp |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | TDI |
| Object: | NT Authority\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted -p |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpcore.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dhcp |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
DHCP Client is a Win32 service. In Windows 11 it starts automatically during the operating system startup. Then the DHCP Client service logs on as NT Authority\LocalService and running in a shared process of svchost.exe. If DHCP Client fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the Dhcp service startup failure.
Dependencies
DHCP Client cannot be started, if the following services won't start:
If DHCP Client doesn't work properly, the WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service cannot start.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of DHCP Client
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which DHCP Client depends are configured by default and function properly. See the list of dependencies above.1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config Dhcp start= auto
sc start Dhcp
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The Dhcp service is using the dhcpcore.dll file that is located in the C:\Windows\system32 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 11 installation media.