Stop Webclient service from command line

by admin on June 8, 2009

Webclient service can be stopped from command prompt using the command ‘net stop webclient‘.

C:\Windows\system32>net stop webclient
The WebClient service is stopping.
The WebClient service was stopped successfully.
C:\Windows\system32>

If you want to disable webclient service then you can do it using the below command.

sc config webclient start= disabled

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

Anonymous November 2, 2010 at 7:57 am

How to start/stop/restart WebDAV service from command line

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Risha November 2, 2010 at 1:46 pm

There is no service named WebDav in Windows OS… If you are trying to disable webdav extension in IIS then check this.. How to disable webdav in IIS

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Risha November 2, 2010 at 1:52 pm

To add further..webdav functionality is provided by webclient service in windows os.. Webdav and webclient refer to the same feature in the context of Windows operating systems…So may be you actually need to disable webclient service..

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Chris July 13, 2011 at 4:19 pm

WebDav = MRxDAV …The WebDAV Client Redirector Driver Service

net stop webclient
net stop mrxdav
net start webclient
net start mrxdav

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