Disabling Windows Zero Config at Startup

mks2005 · 13 Dec 2007 at 21:29

Hey,

I need to disable WZC otherwise I encounter some nasty ping spikes.
However, I have gone in to Services and set the startup type to "disabled" yet, the service still starts up at boot...

Any ideas?

mks2005 · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:42

It's definitely stopped, because it solves my ping spiking problem and clearly says "stopped".

I then set the startup type to disabled, click apply.

Reboot - it's started again...

Really annoying :/

mks2005 · 14 Dec 2007 at 23:29

If anyone could compose some sort of startup script that disables it on boot I'd be extremely grateful

mks2005 · 15 Dec 2007 at 23:54

Skyboat said:

I use a VBScript here, it allows it to connect to the network then disable itself.

Code:

Option Explicit
Dim objWMIService, objItem, objService
Dim colListOfServices, strComputer, strService, intSleep 
strComputer = "."
intSleep = 30000

strService = " 'wzcsvc' "
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service Where Name ="_
& strService & " ")
For Each objService in colListOfServices
objService.StartService()
WSCript.Sleep intSleep
objService.StopService()
Next
WScript.Quit

Make sure the extension is .vbs

Amazing, works a treat.

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