TCP/IP Protocol Driver (Tcpip) Service Defaults in Windows 11
TCP/IP Protocol Driver.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Boot |
| Display name: | TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
| Service name: | Tcpip |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | PNP_TDI |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\tcpip.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip |
Default Behavior
TCP/IP Protocol Driver is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts by the operating system Boot Loader before the Kernel initialization, as a part of the driver stack. If TCP/IP Protocol 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 Tcpip service startup failure.
Dependencies
If TCP/IP Protocol Driver doesn't work properly, the following services will not start:
- Connected Devices Platform Service
- IP Helper
- IP Network Address Translator
- IP Traffic Filter Driver
- IPsec Policy Agent
- Microsoft IPv6 Protocol Driver
- Microsoft Network Privacy Policy Service
- Microsoft Security WFP Callout Driver
- NetBT
- NetIO Legacy TDI Support Driver
- Network Connection Broker
- Network List Service
- Windows NAT Driver
- Windows Network Data Usage Monitoring Driver
- Wtd
Restore Default Startup Configuration of TCP/IP Protocol 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 Tcpip start= boot
sc start Tcpip
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The Tcpip service is using the tcpip.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.