ProviderOrder

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\Order

Data type	Range	Default value
REG_MULTI_SZ	registry subkey[ registry subkey…]	(Varies with installed protocols.)

Description

Lists the registry subkeys of name space providers, in the order in which they are used. These subkeys are in the Services subkey.

For example, if the value of this entry is Tcpip, data about the TCP/IP name space provider is located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip.

To be a valid provider, the subkey listed must contain a ServiceProvider subkey that includes the Class and ProviderPath entries.

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Do not change the value of this entry. Changing this value might prevent the system from finding required data.