A system cleanup works best in these cases.Dependent services: some services depend on other services, system drivers or load order groups. This can cause a conflict with the original Windows Media Player file. Even when you use other media players like VLC or Groove, the Wmpnetwk.exe process keeps consuming resources in the background.Duplicate and conflicting files: sometimes you have other programs and applications similarly named as Wmpnetwke.exe or Wmpnscfg.exe. Media library indexing accumulation over time: if you have enabled media streaming once and forgot to switch it off, the Windows Media Player will start indexing your media library with newer video and audio files. Sometimes the process springs back even after you’ve disabled it. Most choose to ignore this even though the process silently consumes a lot of memory in the background.The process is never ending: even if you stop the WMPNetworkSvc process from the Task Manager, it has a tendency to restart itself continuously. However, in the latest versions of Windows, you may find it enabled automatically. In the past, Windows disabled WMPNetworkSvc from automatically running. Latest Windows versions make WMPNetworkSvc run automatically: The problem has been around since the Windows 7 era. The following are the main reasons you may be facing this issue on a Windows device. Whether or not you’re running Windows Media Player, the application’s overall impact on CPU, memory, disk, and power usage should be very minimal.
Under the same name, it can also be found under the Processes tab. Wmpnetwk.exe will always show in the Task Manager under the Services tab as WMPNetworkSvc, which stands for “Windows Media Player Networking Service”. If you aren’t using your Windows PC to stream with other players, it’s best to stop the WMPNetworkSvc from the Task Manager Services tab. Wmpnetwk.exe’s main purpose is to share Windows Media Player libraries with other networked players and media devices using Universal Plug and Play.
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