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NPF Driver Problem in Windows 10

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When I open wireshark version 2.2.2 (v2.2.2-0-g775fb08), I get the following popup error below:

The NPF driver isn't running. You may have trouble capturing or listing interfaces.

asked 07 Dec '16, 12:43

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This is an issue with the WinPcap capture library used on Windows on your machine.

There are no general issues with WinPcap on Windows 10, but folks have had issues in the past with the npf driver on 10 and earlier versions of Windows, see these questions on the topic.

answered 08 Dec '16, 04:53

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