Brother USB Mass-Storage Upper Filter Driver (BrFiltUp) Service Defaults in Windows 7

Windows ME USB Mass-Storage Bulk-Only Upper Filter Driver by Brother Industries, Ltd..

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Brother USB Mass-Storage Upper Filter Driver
Service name:BrFiltUp
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:extended base
Path:%SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\BrFiltUp.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BrFiltUp

Default Behavior

Brother USB Mass-Storage Upper Filter Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Brother USB Mass-Storage Upper Filter Driver fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the BrFiltUp service is not running because of the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Brother USB Mass-Storage Upper Filter 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 BrFiltUp start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The BrFiltUp service is using the BrFiltUp.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 7 installation media.