WINDOWS SERVICE
Netman: Network Connections
Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
| Service name | Netman |
|---|---|
| Display name | Network Connections |
| Runs from | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe |
| Command line | svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p |
| Runs as | LocalSystem |
| Verdict | Leave it alone |
| Microsoft, Windows Server 2016 guidance | No guidance |
Paths, signer and service account observed on Windows 11 build 26300 on 12 November 2026. Run the commands below to check your own PC.
Should you touch it?
Leave it aloneMicrosoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable. Its default startup type is Manual, so it costs nothing while idle: on the PC used for this page it was set to Manual and stopped, with the PC online.
What PC Tweaker does with it
PC Tweaker does not change this service. No control in the catalogue stops it, disables it or edits its start type.
Check it yourself
See its state and start type
PowerShellGet-Service Netman | Format-List Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType sc qc Netman
Common questions
What does the Netman service do?
Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections. It runs C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p) as LocalSystem.
Can I disable Netman?
Leave it alone. Microsoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable. Its default startup type is Manual, so it costs nothing while idle: on the PC used for this page it was set to Manual and stopped, with the PC online.
Netman is stopped. Does that mean my network is broken?
No. Microsoft lists Manual as its default startup type, and on Windows 11 build 26300 it was stopped on a PC that was online. The service manages the objects in the Network Connections folder; it is a problem only if its startup type has been changed to Disabled.
How do I check that it is the real service?
On build 26300 it is registered as svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p, runs as LocalSystem and loads C:\Windows\System32\netman.dll, signed by Microsoft Windows. It depends on RpcSs and nsi (Network Store Interface Service).