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dmroz:
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and the Media Streaming feature will not turn on.  Something is causing the Media Streaming feature to fail.  I've tried all the Microsoft recommendations but nothing seems to fix the situation. 

Any help would be greatly appreciate!

Thanks in advance!

Boggin:
A few others have also had this problem and you may find one of the solutions in this article will work for you. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c10026c4-d133-4028-bcc9-0d9eb8504dee/unable-to-turn-on-media-streaming

Shane:
Let me know if any of those steps work and I can see if it is possible to add it to the windows repair program.

Besides that though, is there any errors or anything in the event viewer about it?

Shane

dmroz:
Shane,
None of the steps worked.  I am continuing to research the issue but it seems something is causing the services to be locked.  If I run a Windows repair I can turn the features on but only briefly and they go back to being disabled.   This is very frustrating!  I know there are many people who have had the same issue and end up re-installing the OS.  Something I find completely unacceptable.  Microsoft has provided little insight into what causes the problem.  As I said, I will continue to research the issue and if I find a solution will post so you can include it in to your fantastic repair utility.
Thanks,
Dennis

Boggin:
From a dig around on the Network Discovery will not turn on, have found that it is dependent upon the following services being started -

DNS Client - Started / Automatic
Function Discovery Resource Publication - Started / Automatic
SSDP Discovery - Started / Manual
UPnP Device Host - Started / Manual

AV programs have also been known to block this, with AVG being mentioned.

I'm not sure if Network Discovery will function in Safe Mode with Networking, but in that mode, all 3rd party programs including AV programs will be isolated - so that is something to try to see if it is being caused by your AV program - or even a 3rd party program in your msconfig/Startup menu.

Without going back through that article, I assume you have tried your restore points back to when you did know/think it was working ?

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