Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure Driver (vmgid) Service Defaults in Windows 10
Virtual Machine Guest Infrastructure Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure Driver |
| Service name: | vmgid |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\vmgid.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmgid |
Default Behavior
Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure 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 vmgid service has failed to start due to the error.
Dependencies
While Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure Driver is stopped, disabled or working incorrectly, the Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service cannot be launched.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Infrastructure 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 vmgid start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The vmgid service is using the vmgid.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.