Pretty basic question:
I enter services.msc on Windows 10.
I navigate to DNS client
I right-click to restart DNS client
All options are greyed out (start, stop, restart).
How do I fix this?
Note: I tried opening services by right-clicking and choosing "Run as Administrator" - did not fix the issue.
2 Answers
I found the I was able to use regedit to disable dnscache.
I will say that it is ridiculous to lose the ability to change this from the services control panel. I also tried disabling it using msconfig and even unchecking the box didn't disable it.
Here are the directions the finally worked.
win+x run regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Dnscache and locate Start registry key
Change Startup type :
Automatic -2 Manual -3 Disabled -4 Automatic (Delayed Start) -2
Restart Dnscache in new Windows 10 (where Dnscache placed in isolated process) via PowerShell:
$ServicePID = (get-wmiobject win32_service | where { $_.name -eq 'Dnscache'}).processID
Stop-Process $ServicePID -Force
Place code:
PowerShell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -NoLogo -Command "try { $ServicePID = (get-wmiobject win32_service | where { $_.name -eq 'Dnscache'}).processID; Stop-Process $ServicePID -Force } catch {}"
into bat-file and this able to automatization.
