When you start the Workstation service (LanmanWorkstation), the following error may occur:
Windows could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer. Error 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion.
As a result, your mapped network drives stop working and show the following error:
An error occurred while reconnecting to Z: Microsoft Windows Network: The network is not present or not started. This connection has not been restored.
and
\\Media-PC is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the admin of this server to find out if you have access. The network is not present or not started.
Cause
The above error occurs if one of the Workstation service’s dependencies no longer exists. This may have been caused by installing and uninstalling SMB 1.0 via Optional Features or PowerShell. The system didn’t remove “MRxSmb10” from the dependencies for some reason.
Resolution
To fix the Workstation service error 1075, open a Command Prompt (Admin) window and run these commands:
sc config lanmanworkstation depend= Bowser/MRxSmb20/NSI
net start Bowser
net start MRxSmb20
net start NSI
net start lanmanworkstation
You should see the message “The Workstation service was started successfully.”
Additional Note:The Workstation service is set to “Automatic” start by default in Windows.
That should resolve the issue.
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