Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup (NcdAutoSetup) Service Defaults in Windows 11
Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup service monitors and installs qualified devices that connect to a qualified network. Stopping or disabling this service will prevent Windows from discovering and installing qualified network connected devices automatically. Users can still manually add network connected devices to a PC through the user interface.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup |
| Service name: | NcdAutoSetup |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork -p |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\System32\NcdAutoSetup.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NcdAutoSetup |
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Default Behavior
Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup is a Win32 service. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup service is started, it logs on as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService and running in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the NcdAutoSetup service startup failure.
Dependencies
Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup cannot be started, if the Network List Service won't start.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup
Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup 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 NcdAutoSetup start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The NcdAutoSetup service is using the NcdAutoSetup.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.