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