NSI Proxy Service Driver (nsiproxy) Defaults in Windows 11

NSI Proxy Service.

Default Settings

Startup type: System
Display name:NSI Proxy Service Driver
Service name:nsiproxy
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Path:%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\nsiproxy.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nsiproxy

Default Behavior

NSI Proxy Service Driver is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts at Kernel initialization. If NSI Proxy Service Driver fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the nsiproxy service startup failure.

Dependencies

If NSI Proxy Service Driver doesn't work properly, the Network Store Interface Service cannot start.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of NSI Proxy Service 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 nsiproxy start= system
sc start nsiproxy

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The nsiproxy service is using the nsiproxy.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 11 installation media.