I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver (i8042prt) Service Defaults in Windows 10
i8042 Port Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver |
| Service name: | i8042prt |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | Keyboard Port |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\i8042prt.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt |
Default Behavior
I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the i8042prt service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of I8042 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Driver
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config i8042prt start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The i8042prt service is using the i8042prt.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.