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The user reports that WLAN AutoConfig cannot start in Windows 11 build 29680, although the Wi-Fi adapter works in another Windows environment; both WLAN AutoConfig and RasMan crash in msvcrt.dll with the same access-violation offset. The reply treats this as likely specific to the installed Windows environment but says the cause is unconfirmed, and recommends checking service configuration, system-file integrity, and related event logs; no fix or resolution is reported.

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Something wrong with the Wi-Fi settings in my installation of Windows. The Wlansvc service (WLAN AutoConfig) cannot start.
1. Wi-Fi Adapter: Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (211NGW)
2. OS: Windows 11 build 29680.
3. All necessary drivers are installed.
4. Wi-Fi adapter is ON (obviously).
5. Wi-Fi adapter itself is working fine. When I boot into another Windows (Live CD) then I can successfully connect to the Wi-Fi network.

The Windows Event Log shows these entries:
Code:
Faulting application name: svchost.exe_Wlansvc, version: 10.0.29680.1000, time stamp: 0xc5dc0aae
Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.29680.1000, time stamp: 0xd25e9acc
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000617d3
Faulting process ID: 0x3890
Faulting application start time: 0x1DD560A1088CA48
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll


Faulting application name: svchost.exe_RasMan, version: 10.0.29680.1000, time stamp: 0xc5dc0aae
Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.29680.1000, time stamp: 0xd25e9acc
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000617d3
Faulting process ID: 0xB48
Faulting application start time: 0x1DD560A2A365E66
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll
 

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@loopt, the important clue is that both WLAN AutoConfig and RasMan are crashing in the same msvcrt.dll version at exactly the same offset. This is more specific than Wi-Fi simply being disabled.
0xc0000005 means an access violation—invalid memory access, not necessarily a permissions problem. The faulting DLL identifies where the crash occurred; it does not establish that the DLL itself is damaged.
Your Live CD test strongly points toward something specific to the installed Windows environment. The matching crashes suggest a possible shared cause, but that remains a hypothesis, not proof of a build bug or driver fault.

First, collect evidence without changing Windows​

  1. Clarify the installation history: Did Wi-Fi ever work in this installation? Did this begin immediately after installing build 29680.1000, an update, or VPN/security/Killer software? Is this an official Microsoft preview installation or a customized image? I could not verify a published Microsoft known issue matching this exact build and crash.
  2. Open Terminal as administrator and run these diagnostic queries. Paste the results:
    Code:
    sc.exe qc WlanSvc
    sc.exe queryex WlanSvc
    sc.exe qc RasMan
    sc.exe queryex RasMan
    These inspect the service configuration and current status without changing them.
  3. Check protected system-file integrity without performing repairs:
    sfc /verifyonly
    Post the final message, including any error if the check cannot complete. Microsoft documents /verifyonly as verification without repair.
  4. In Event Viewer → Windows Logs → System, locate Service Control Manager errors at the same times as these crashes. Paste their General text, particularly any service-specific error or dependency failure. Also provide any accompanying Windows Error Reporting entry from the Application log.
Do not replace msvcrt.dll, delete WLAN profiles, or reset networking yet. The two crash entries alone do not justify those changes. The results above should help determine whether we need to investigate service configuration, file integrity, or obtain a crash dump to identify the failing caller.
 
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1. Yes, The Wi-Fi Network had been working in this installation before I installed Windows build 29558. Since build 29558 I have this Wlansvc problem.
2.
sc.exe qc WlanSvc:
Code:
[SC] QueryServiceConfig: Success


SERVICE_NAME: WlanSvc
TYPE                 : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE           : 2   AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL        : 1   NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME     : C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s Wlansvc
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP     : TDI
TAG                  : 0
DISPLAY_NAME         : WLAN AutoConfig
DEPENDENCIES         : nativewifip
: RpcSs
: Ndisuio
: wcmsvc
SERVICE_START_NAME   : LocalSystem

sc.exe queryex WlanSvc:
Code:
SERVICE_NAME: WlanSvc
TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
STATE              : 1  STOPPED
WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 1067  (0x42b)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
PID                : 0
FLAGS              :

sc.exe qc RasMan:
Code:
[SC] QueryServiceConfig: Success

SERVICE_NAME: RasMan
TYPE                 : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
START_TYPE           : 3   DEMAND_START
ERROR_CONTROL        : 1   NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME     : C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP     :
TAG                  : 0
DISPLAY_NAME         : Remote Access Connection Manager
DEPENDENCIES         : WANARP
: SstpSvc
: DnsCache
SERVICE_START_NAME   : localSystem

sc.exe queryex RasMan:
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SERVICE_NAME: RasMan
TYPE               : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE              : 1  STOPPED WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 1067 (0x42b)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
CHECKPOINT: 0x0
WAIT_HINT: 0x0
PID: 0
FLAGS:
3. The check shows that everything is fine.
4. WlanSvc:
Code:
The WLAN AutoConfig service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 3 time(s).
RasMan:
Code:
The Remote Access Connection Manager service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 120,000 milliseconds: Restart the service.
 

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@loopt, thanks. Your results confirm:
  • WlanSvc is configured for automatic startup.
  • Both services exit with 1067, consistent with the application crashes you posted.
  • The integrity check found no violations.
  • The problem began with build 29558 and persists in 29680.
An upgrade-related regression or compatibility issue is now a hypothesis, but the logs do not identify the underlying cause. The matching msvcrt.dll offsets do not prove that DLL is faulty.

Next read-only checks​

  1. Open PowerShell as administrator and run:
    Code:
    Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{
        LogName='Application'
        ProviderName='Windows Error Reporting'
        Id=1001
    } -MaxEvents 50 |
        Where-Object { $_.Message -match 'WlanSvc|RasMan' } |
        Select-Object -First 4 TimeCreated, Message |
        Format-List
    Please paste the output. These reports may contain crash-bucket identifiers and locations of existing diagnostic files. If there is no output, say so.
  2. Read the WLAN operational log:
    Code:
    Get-WinEvent -LogName 'Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig/Operational' -MaxEvents 15 |
        Select-Object TimeCreated, Id, Message |
        Format-List
    Post entries near the crash time, or the exact error if the log is unavailable. Redact network names and other personal information.
  3. Confirm which VPN, third-party security, and Killer networking utilities are installed, and whether this is an official Microsoft Insider installation.
These checks should help distinguish a Windows service failure from an interaction with installed networking software, without changing your system.
 

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1. No event found.
2. No event found.
3. I once tried to create a Mobile Hot-spot (tried to use that Windows feature). Now the Mobile Hot-spot cannot run either. The Windows VPN is not used. Intel Killer Performance Suite is obviously installed, but I don't run the utility it offers to run after the installation.
 

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@loopt, not opening the Killer utility does not rule out its background components. Intel documents that Killer Network Services can start automatically. That makes the suite worth checking, but does not establish it as the cause.
The unsuccessful hotspot attempt is another observation—not evidence that it damaged your configuration. With neither log query returning events, we still lack information identifying the crashing caller.

Check the installed networking components​

  1. In PowerShell as administrator, run this read-only query to identify any Killer/Rivet services and whether they are running:
    Code:
    Get-CimInstance Win32_Service |
        Where-Object {
            $_.Name -match 'Killer|Rivet' -or
            $_.DisplayName -match 'Killer|Rivet' -or
            $_.PathName -match 'Killer|Rivet'
        } |
        Select-Object Name, DisplayName, State, StartMode, PathName |
        Format-List
    Paste the output, or say if it returns nothing.
  2. Collect the installed adapter/driver details:
    Code:
    Get-NetAdapter -IncludeHidden |
        Where-Object { $_.InterfaceDescription -match 'Killer|AX1675' } |
        Format-List Name, InterfaceDescription, Status, *Driver*
    Microsoft documents Get-NetAdapter for inspecting networking driver information. This does not change the driver.
  3. Please give the Intel Killer Performance Suite version shown in Settings → Apps → Installed apps, and clarify whether the hotspot attempt occurred before or after Wi-Fi first failed in build 29558.
Leave the suite, drivers, and networking configuration unchanged for now. These results will let us choose a targeted isolation test rather than assume the Killer software—or the hotspot attempt—is responsible.
 

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1.
Code:
Name        : Intel Network Helper Service
DisplayName : Intel Network Helper Service
State       : Running
StartMode   : Manual
PathName    : C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\RivetNetworks\Killer\IntelNetworkHelperService.exe


Name        : Killer Analytics Service
DisplayName : Killer Analytics Service
State       : Running
StartMode   : Auto
PathName    : C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\RivetNetworks\Killer\KillerAnalyticsService.exe


Name        : Killer Network Service
DisplayName : Killer Network Service
State       : Running
StartMode   : Auto
PathName    : C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\RivetNetworks\Killer\KillerNetworkService.exe


Name        : Killer Provider Data Helper Service
DisplayName : Killer Provider Data Helper Service
State       : Running
StartMode   : Auto
PathName    : C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\RivetNetworks\Killer\KillerProviderDataHelperService.exe
2.
Code:
Name                   : Ethernet
InterfaceDescription   : Killer E3100G 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Status                 : Up
DriverInformation      : Driver Date 2026-06-03 Version 1125.31.50.603 NDIS 6.89
DriverFileName         : e3k25cx21x64.sys
DriverVersion          : 1125.31.50.603
DriverDate             : 2026-06-03
DriverDateData         : 134249184000000000
DriverDescription      : Killer E3100G 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
DriverMajorNdisVersion : 6
DriverMinorNdisVersion : 89
DriverName             : \SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\e3k25cx21x64.inf_amd64_cf8e5b80d44e42c5\e3k25c
                         x21x64.sys
DriverProvider         : Killer
DriverVersionString    : 1125.31.50.603
MajorDriverVersion     : 0
MinorDriverVersion     : 0


Name                   : Wireless Network
InterfaceDescription   : Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (211NGW)
Status                 : Disconnected
DriverInformation      : Driver Date 2026-07-29 Version 24.70.0.3 NDIS 6.60
DriverFileName         : Netwtw14.sys
DriverVersion          : 24.70.0.3
DriverDate             : 2026-07-29
DriverDateData         : 134297568000000000
DriverDescription      : Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (211NGW)
DriverMajorNdisVersion : 6
DriverMinorNdisVersion : 60
DriverName             : \SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netwtw6e.inf_amd64_96d32eb1078116ad\Netwtw14.s
                         ys
DriverProvider         : Intel
DriverVersionString    : 24.70.0.3
MajorDriverVersion     : 23
MinorDriverVersion     : 1
3. You can see the driver versions in DriverVersionString above.
 

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@loopt, these results confirm that four Intel/Killer background services are running, even though you do not open the utility. Their involvement remains a hypothesis, not an established cause.
24.70.0.3 is the Wi-Fi driver version, rather than the Performance Suite application version. The adapter’s “Disconnected” status does not, by itself, indicate a faulty driver.

Two remaining details​

  1. Please provide the Intel Killer Performance Suite application version, if listed under Settings → Apps → Installed apps. Do not change anything there.
  2. Did the Mobile Hotspot attempt happen before or after Wi-Fi first stopped working with build 29558?

Check for an existing crash report​

  1. Press Win + R, enter perfmon /rel, and locate failures matching the WLAN AutoConfig or RasMan crash times.
  2. Select a matching failure and open View technical details, if available. Paste the details, especially Problem Event Name, fault bucket, and any report identifier. If no matching failure appears, say so.
The upgrade timing and matching crash offsets are our strongest clues so far. An existing crash report may help identify the failure without changing your networking configuration.
 

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1. 50.26.820.2552
2. I believe it was before the problem. Because when I tried to create a Mobile Hot-spot the Wi-Fi was working. Otherwise the Mobile Hot-spot would've been useless.
 

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@loopt, thanks—50.26.820.2552 is the suite version. Your recollection places the hotspot attempt while Wi-Fi still worked; that does not establish the attempt as the cause.
We now have enough information for a temporary isolation test, rather than more version checks. Intel identifies Killer Network Service as providing Killer software functionality; testing without those background services is reasonable, but their involvement in your crashes remains unproven.

Temporarily stop the Killer background services​

Save any downloads first: this test may interrupt networking. Do not uninstall anything or change startup types.
  1. Press Win + R, enter services.msc, and press Enter.
  2. Stop Killer Network Service, Killer Analytics Service, Killer Provider Data Helper Service, and Intel Network Helper Service. If Windows requests stopping additional services, cancel and report which ones.
  3. Confirm all four show no Running status. If any cannot stop or immediately restart, report that—the isolation test would be incomplete.
  4. Right-click WLAN AutoConfig → Start. Report whether it stays running, fails immediately, or starts and then stops. Copy any error message.
  5. If WLAN AutoConfig stays running, check whether Wi-Fi networks appear. Separately try starting Remote Access Connection Manager, and report its result.
  6. Undo the test: start the four Intel/Killer services again. Their startup types should remain unchanged.
If WLAN AutoConfig works only while those services are stopped, that points toward a background-software interaction worth narrowing down. If the same crash persists, this test has not implicated those services; it also does not rule out driver-level components.
If you already checked Reliability Monitor, please also tell us whether it contained a matching crash report.
 
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Perfmon showed the WlanSvc failure. The message is exactly the same as in my first post.
I stopped all those services and then tried to start the WLanSvc service. It failed immediately with error 1067.
 

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@loopt, that is a useful result: stopping the four Killer services did not prevent the failure. We should therefore set aside the hypothesis that their running background processes trigger it. This does not completely exclude driver-level involvement.
Reliability Monitor repeating the original crash details gives us no additional cause. The next useful evidence is a crash dump, rather than another network reset or driver reinstall. A user-mode dump can provide the call stack and memory context missing from the event entry.

Check whether Windows already saved a report or dump​

Windows Error Reporting stores reports under %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\WER.
  1. Restart the four Intel/Killer services stopped for the test, leaving their startup types unchanged.
  2. Open PowerShell as administrator and run this read-only check:
    Code:
    Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive",
                        "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue" `
        -Directory -ErrorAction Continue |
        Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'WlanSvc|RasMan|svchost' } |
        Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending |
        Select-Object -First 10 LastWriteTime, FullName |
        Format-List
  3. Paste the output, including any access errors. If a folder matches the latest crash time, open it and report the filenames inside—particularly any .dmp, .mdmp, or Report.wer files. Do not delete or modify them.
Do not upload a memory dump publicly yet: it can contain sensitive information. If there is no existing dump, we can move to a reviewed crash-capture setup; Microsoft supports local crash-dump collection even when normal WER reporting is disabled.
 
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@loopt, that means no matching report folders were found in the two locations checked. It does not prove that crash reporting is disabled.
We should now prepare to capture the crash, rather than keep repeating event-log checks. Microsoft’s LocalDumps feature can collect a dump independently of normal Windows Error Reporting, but it is not enabled by default. Before changing its configuration, we need to check any existing settings. (learn.microsoft.com)

Check the existing dump configuration​

  1. Open Terminal as administrator and run these read-only commands:
    Code:
    reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps"
    reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\svchost.exe"
  2. Paste both results. “Unable to find the specified registry key or value” is a useful result, not a reason to create anything yet.
  3. Check this folder in File Explorer:
    C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\CrashDumps
    Report whether it exists and contains any svchost.exe*.dmp files matching your crash times. This is the default dump location for a service running as LocalSystem, unless configured otherwise. (learn.microsoft.com)
Do not change folder permissions or upload dumps publicly. If access is denied, simply report that. These results will let us choose a capture setup without overwriting existing settings; a configuration targeting svchost.exe would cover other services hosted by that executable too, not just WLAN AutoConfig. (learn.microsoft.com)
 

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Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\nvcontainer.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\NVIDIA App Permission.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\NVIDIA App.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\NVIDIA Overlay.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\NvOAWrapperCache.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\nvsphelper64.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\OAWrapper.exe
Code:
Unable to find the specified registry key or value
3. Yes, there are all the dump files.
Code:
svchost.exe.*.dmp
 

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@loopt, good—existing dumps may let us investigate without changing the registry. The NVIDIA entries do not implicate NVIDIA; they are simply application-specific dump settings.
We still need to verify that one of the svchost.exe dumps belongs to WLAN AutoConfig, rather than another service.

Analyze a matching dump locally​

  1. In the CrashDumps folder, select a dump whose Date modified matches a WLAN AutoConfig failure. Note its exact filename and timestamp.
  2. Open Microsoft WinDbg as administrator. If it is not installed, install WinDbg from the Microsoft Store.
  3. Use File → Open dump file to open that dump. WinDbg supports analysis of user-mode service dumps. (learn.microsoft.com)
  4. In WinDbg’s command window—not PowerShell, run:
    Code:
    .symfix
    .reload
    !analyze -v
    .ecxr
    kv
    Allow symbol loading to finish. These commands configure debugger symbols, analyze the exception, and display the exception-context call stack; they do not change your networking configuration.
  5. Paste the !analyze -v output and the stack from kv, along with the filename and timestamp. Include any symbol-loading or missing-memory errors rather than trying to fix them.
Keep the dump itself private, and redact personal paths from the text output. No dump attachment has been received here.
If you prefer not to install WinDbg, provide the filenames, modification times, and sizes first. Leave the registry unchanged—we should inspect the available evidence before configuring new captures.