What is Netlogon? Is it OK to stop? Introduce how to stop!
What is Netlogon?
Windows computers run various services in the background.There are a variety of services that work, but you can make Windows work lighter by stopping services that you don't need.
The service I'm going to introduce this time is Netlogon.Netlogon is a service that manages the secure channels that computers that join the Windows Active Directory domain use to connect the domain controller to the computer.
When you start the Netlogon service, the llsass.exe process starts.US>This lsass.exe process manages passwords for computer accounts.The path is CC:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe .
Is Netlogon OK to Stop?
You're wondering if Netlogon is okay to stop.
Netlogon is a required service for participating in Windows Active Directory.If you stop Netlogon, you will not be able to authenticate the service and will not be able to log on to the Windows Active Directory domain.
Windows Active Directory is often used on corporate systems, but Netlogon is safe to stop, as it can be said that ordinary users rarely use Windows Active Directory.
How to Stop Netlogon
This section describes how to stop Netlogon in Windows 10.
How to Stop Netlogon
Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop to open the Start menu, expand the Windows Management Tools folder in All Apps, click Services, click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop to open the Start menu, expand the Windows Management Tools folder in All Apps, and click Services.
You will see a list of services, double-click Netlogon, double-click Netlogon, and double-click Netlogon.
Netlogon properties are displayed, so you can change the Startup Type to Disabled Netlogon properties, so changing the Startup Type to Disabled will prevent Netlogon from running at PC startup.Also, click the Stop button under Service Status to stop the service.
How to Configure a Service from a Command Prompt
You can also change Netlogon's service settings from a command prompt.
Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop to open the Start menu, expand the Windows System Tools folder from All Apps, click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop to open the Start menu, and expand the Windows System Tools folder from All Apps.Right-click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator.
Command Prompt After the command prompt is triggered, you can use the sc command to change the configuration of the service command.
auto-start configuration:C:\>sc config Netlogon Start=auto
manual startup:C:\>scconfig Netlogon Start=demand
Disabled: C:\>sc config Netlogon Start=disabled
Auto Start (Delayed Start): C:\>sc config Netlogon Start = delayed-auto
If you have not invoked a command prompt from Run as an administrator, the message [SC] OpenService FAILED 5: Access Denied appears.So let's do it as an administrator.
Verify the Netlogon service configuration To verify the current Netlogon service configuration, enter the sscaleex Netlogon command and press Enter .You can check if the service is started.