How to remove an wmpnetwk error

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Wmpnetwk.exe file information

The process known as Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Windows Media Format (version 11 runtime) or Microsoft Windows Operativsystem by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: wmpnetwk.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 913,408 bytes (59% of all occurrences), 920,576 bytes and 24 more variants.
The program is not visible. Wmpnetwk.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Wmpnetwk.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 15% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could also visit the Microsoft support page or remove the entire program Windows Media Format 11 runtime using Windows Control Panel.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as wmpnetwk.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the wmpnetwk.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

In Windows 7, this remains very small, and causes no lag. The effect on your computer is negligible. I believe this is because it is implemented properly in Win7, and uses an index that it updates periodically only while WMP 11 is loaded, rather than scanning every few seconds.
Leviathan

it slows down internet...try killing the process and you'll notice your internet get less ms
Lol player

If you are using spotify and you allow it access to your local files then it will run wmpnetwk.exe.to load your local files into spotify. This uses a lot of memory and CPU. To stop this in spotify go to edit Preferences then scroll down to Local Files and unselect windows media player. You might need to unselect windows media library also, not sure. Hope this helps. When I first opened Spotify on my computer it slowed everything down so much it was unusable. This stopped it so my comp went back to normal.
GTW

it will eat your R.A.M.
Gavin a 13 year old genius

To temporarily close this file (because it can not be deleted) open task manager, go to performance, right click wmpnetwk.exe, and choose suspend process. You can not get rid of this file I've tried everything.
Haoshumaru

you have to disable sharing in your network settings then kill the process in task bar then it stops :)
matt

I cant see the path when i use a program called "process explorer" same WUDFHost.exe I turn on the wifi too see what starts up to see what causes alot of massive downloads of 200kps to 4 mbps
Dare

click start- type msconfig - click services tab - find the service - uncheck it and apply - problem solved!
shawn diesel

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Summary: Average user rating of wmpnetwk.exe: based on 146 votes with 9 reviews.

63 users think wmpnetwk.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 16 users think it's probably harmless. 27 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 17 users suspect danger. 23 users think wmpnetwk.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 18 users doesn't grade wmpnetwk.exe ("not sure about it").

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