Function Discovery Resource Publication (FDResPub) Service Defaults in Windows 11
Publishes your computer and resources attached to your computer so they can be discovered over the network. If this service is stopped, network resources will no longer be published and they will not be discovered by other computers on the network.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Function Discovery Resource Publication |
| Service name: | FDResPub |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation -p |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\fdrespub.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FDResPub |
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Default Behavior
Function Discovery Resource Publication is a Win32 service. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Function Discovery Resource Publication service is started, it logs on as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService and running in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Function Discovery Resource Publication fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the FDResPub service startup failure.
Dependencies
Function Discovery Resource Publication cannot be started, if the following services won't start:
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Function Discovery Resource Publication
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Function Discovery Resource Publication 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 command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config FDResPub start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The FDResPub service is using the fdrespub.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.