What is the NLA service?

The Network Location Awareness service provider, commonly referred to as NLA, enables Windows Sockets 2 applications to identify the logical network to which a Windows computer is attached.

How does NLA detect domain network?

NLA normally detect Domain multiple times at network setup (triggered by route change, IP address change etc). But if the first time detection failed with negative result (such as ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN), this negative result gets cached in netlogon, and will be reused in next time NLA domain discovery.

How do I disable network location awareness service?

Open Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy. Highlight the “Network List Manager Policies” item, then double click the “Unidentified Networks” on the right panel. Set the “Location Type” to “Private” or “Public”.

Is network location awareness service necessary?

This is used for firewall policies, group policy, and various other network related services. Turning this service off isn’t recommended and shouldn’t be necessary because typically, it uses almost no CPU or bandwidth.

How do I disable NLA in Remote Desktop?

Ensure that the control panel is showing items by Category. Click on System and Security and under System click on Allow remote access. Under the Remote Desktop group un-tick the checkbox Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended). Click OK.

What are the three types of network location?

Understanding Network Location Types

  • Home Network: Network discovery and sharing is turned on.
  • Work Network: Network discovery and sharing is turned on.
  • Public Network: Network discovery and sharing is turned off and the Homegroup feature in Windows 7 is disabled.

How does Windows detect network profile?

In order to detect Domain network profile correctly, the NLA service must be able to issue LDAP UDP ping against the PDC of the domain and if such a machine is not yet accessible for any reason, it falls back to Public network profile.

How does network location work?

A network location is a profile that includes a collection of network and sharing settings applied to the network you are connected to. Based on the network location assigned to your active network connection, features such as file and printer sharing or network discovery might be enabled or disabled.