What is the "Network Store Interface Service (nsi)" system service on Windows Server 2008? Can I disable "Network Store Interface Service"?

"Network Store Interface Service (nsi)" is a Windows Server 2008 service that delivers network notifications (e.g. interface addition/deleting etc) to user mode clients. Stopping this service will cause loss of network connectivity. If this service is disabled, any other services that explicitly depend on this service will fail to start.

Detailed information on "Network Store Interface Service" service:

Service name: nsi
Display name: Network Store Interface Service
Execution command: 
   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
Dependencies: 
   NSI Proxy Service Driver
   Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Impacts:
   DHCP Client
   DNS Client
   IP Helper
   Network Connection
   Network Connectivity Assistant
   Network Location Awareness
   Workstation

"Network Store Interface Service" service is provided by the svchost.exe program, see "svchost.exe Executable Program on Windows Server 2008" for details.

Disabling "Network Store Interface Service" service will cause issues on running Windows Server 2008.

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