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PNRP services do not start on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2016

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Symptoms

After you install the Pnrp-Only feature on a Server Core installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2016, the Peer Name Resolution Protocol service (Pnrpsvc) and Peer Networking Identity Manager service (P2pimsvc) do not start.

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Cause

This issue occurs because of missing registry entries on the server that is running Server Core. It does not affect server installations that have a GUI.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, set the following registry entry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost] "LocalServicePeerNet"=hex(7):50,00,4e,00,52,00,50,00,53,00,76,00,63,00,00,00, 70,00,32,00,70,00,69,00,6d,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,70,00,32,00,70,00,73, 00,76,00,63,00,00,00,50,00,6e,00,72,00,70,00,41,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,52,00, 65,00,67,00,00,00,00,00
To push this fix out to multiple servers, run the following Windows PowerShell command:

$servers = "hyperv1","hyperv2","hyperv3"

$credential = Get-Credential -Credential <user\server_role>

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -Credential $credential -ScriptBlock 
{New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost -Name 
"LocalServicePeerNet" -PropertyType Binary -Value ([byte[]](0x50,0x00,0x4e,0x00 <...> ))}
Notes

  • In the second command, <user\server_role> represents your actual credentials for the remote server (for example, "iamred\administrator").
  • At the end of the third command, the ellipses (<...>) represent all the remaining byte values from the new registry entry that follow the first four byte values (that is, "0x52,0x00,0x50,0x00" and so on).
  • For this method to work, PowerShell Remoting must be already enabled on the servers. For more information about PowerShell Remoting, see about_Remote_FAQ.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3191310
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 9/26/2016
Exists online : False
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