Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

In Windows 7, there is a service called "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service" (WMPNetworkSvc or "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe").

This process starts even you set it to manual. This service opens up TCP port 10243. If you scan it with NMAP, you will get "Microsoft HTTPAPI httpd 2.0 (SSDP/UPnP)".

I recommend to set it as "Disabled" to reduce the attack surface on any Windows 7 platform.