Services Utility: Windows Media Unicast Service Service

Display Name (?): Windows Media Unicast Service
Short Name (?): nsunicast
Executable (?): nsum.exe
Library (?): None.
Depends On (?): NT LM Security Support Provider, Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Supports (?): None.
Description (?): Provides Windows Media streaming content on-demand to networked clients
OS (?): 2000 Server
Startup (?):
DefaultHomeWorkstationServerMinimalTweakedAutomatic
DisabledDisabledDisabledAutomaticDisabledDisabledDisabled

Explanation (?):

The Windows Media Unicast Service is a Media Player 9 server service that provides streaming media across the Internet. If you are runnning a streaming media server then this service should be left on automatic. My guess is that this service allows point to point media streaming so that a user can get custom media streams instead of generic broadcasted streams. If you know the exact nature of this service then please contact me.


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