start 10 triggers netbios name service query

not worried, just enquiring

July 13, 2016 3:11 PM from

Hi there, I purchased Start 10 yesterday after trialling it for a month or so.
While I was running wireshark I noticed some behaviour that is not in the slightest way bothering me
but is puzzling to me. Every time I opened the start 10 menu
it triggered several NBNS (Net Bios Name Service) queries to the network, and again whenever I clicked an item.

I just wondered why.
Let me reiterate: I realise this behaviour is normal when mapping the network and I do trust Stardock,
but the behaviour is slightly puzzing and I wondered what the technical explanation is?

969 views 1 replies

Reply #1 July 13, 2016 4:55 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

That is odd. Nothing in the code should be causing it to hit anything network related when you open the menu.

Are you sure you are not seeing the Windows 10 logging going on as that's known to log things like that.

What address is it trying to lookup?

Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.

Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting and posting on the forums.
Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
It's simple, and FREE!