If you receive error The Diagnostics Policy Service is not running OR The Diagnostic Policy Service is disabled in Windows 11/10, this post will help you.
If the Networking is not working properly on your system running Windows 11/10, and you’re facing the issue of losing signal strength, you need to first use the built-in Network Troubleshooter. You can find this troubleshooter in the following manner:
1. Press Windows Key + Q, type troubleshooting, and pick the same from search results.
2. Next click View all in the window so open which will take you to the All Categories option.
3. Next, look for the Network Adapter option here to open Network Troubleshooter and follow the on-screen instructions to perform troubleshooting, at last you may came around following result.
As you can see in the image above, the troubleshooting report says The Diagnostics Policy Service is not running, and although it detected it, the troubleshooter was unable to fix it.
So to fix network issues due to this error, you can try the following steps:
The Diagnostics Policy Service is not running
1. Open an administrative Command Prompt.
2. Type the following commands one by one and press Enter key after each command:
net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice
net localgroup Administrators /add localservice
3. After executing both the commands, you’ll get The command completed successfully message.
Close the Command Prompt window and reboot the machine, retry to connect the networks which are throwing trouble previously, this time you won’t face any issue.
Let us know if it worked for you.
Related: Windows could not start the Diagnostic Policy Service.
What does Diagnostics Policy Service is disabled mean?
If you see The Diagnostics Policy Service is disabled message, any dependent services fail to start, leading to non-functional diagnostics on your system. This service is essential for detecting, troubleshooting, and resolving issues with Windows components. Without it, your system cannot effectively perform diagnostic actions for troubleshooting support.
How to fix Diagnostic policy service is not running?
To fix the “Diagnostic Policy Service is not running” issue, start by running the Network and Internet troubleshooter. Go to Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot, and select Network and Internet. Click Run and follow the instructions. This process helps identify and resolve underlying network issues efficiently.
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