WFDSConMgrSvc: disabling the Wi-Fi Direct Services Connection Manager
Short answer
UpdatedThis service manages Wi-Fi Direct connections, which wireless displays (Miracast), some printers and nearby sharing use. This tweak disables it. It sets the WFDSConMgrSvc service to Disabled.
WFDSConMgrSvc Wi-Fi Direct Services Connection Manager Service
Startup typeManualDisabled
What it does
This service manages Wi-Fi Direct connections, which wireless displays (Miracast), some printers and nearby sharing use. This tweak disables it.
In the app the switch is called "Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services", described there as: Shuts down P2P device discovery channel (WFDSConMgrSvc).
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- PCs that never cast their screen or print over Wi-Fi Direct.
When it hurts
- Wireless display (Win + K), Miracast and Wi-Fi Direct printing stop working.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
| Service | With the tweak | Switching it off |
|---|---|---|
| WFDSConMgrSvcWi-Fi Direct Services Connection Manager Service | Disabled | Manual |
From the app's source (wfds_off.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked .
The same change by hand
You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.
sc config "WFDSConMgrSvc" start= disabledsc config "WFDSConMgrSvc" start= demandHow to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. It sets WFDSConMgrSvc to Manual.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
Fine if you never cast your screen.
Questions
- What does the "Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services" tweak change in Windows?
- It sets the WFDSConMgrSvc service to Disabled.
- Is "Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services" safe to switch on?
- Fine if you never cast your screen. The main cost: Wireless display (Win + K), Miracast and Wi-Fi Direct printing stop working.
- How do I undo it?
- Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
- Is "Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.
In the app
- Switch
- Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services
- Category
- Network
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- Yes
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Network
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- Yes
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