Intel RAID Controller Windows 7 (iaStorV) Service Defaults in Windows 10

Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver - ia32 by Intel Corporation.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Intel RAID Controller Windows 7
Service name:iaStorV
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:SCSI Miniport
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\iaStorV.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV

Default Behavior

Intel RAID Controller Windows 7 is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Intel RAID Controller Windows 7 fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the iaStorV service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Intel RAID Controller Windows 7

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config iaStorV start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The iaStorV service is using the iaStorV.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.