Consumer IR Devices (circlass) Service Defaults in Windows 10
Consumer IR Class Driver for eHome by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Consumer IR Devices |
| Service name: | circlass |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | Extended Base |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\circlass.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\circlass |
Default Behavior
Consumer IR Devices is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Consumer IR Devices fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the circlass service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Consumer IR Devices
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config circlass start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The circlass service is using the circlass.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.