Amdsbs Service Defaults in Windows 10

AMD Technology AHCI Compatible Controller Driver for Windows family by AMD Technologies Inc.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Amdsbs
Service name:amdsbs
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:SCSI miniport
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\amdsbs.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\amdsbs

Default Behavior

Amdsbs is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Amdsbs fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the amdsbs service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Amdsbs

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:

sc config amdsbs start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The amdsbs service is using the amdsbs.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.