Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID (bthhfhid) Service Defaults in Windows 10
Bluetooth Hands-free HID Minidriver by Microsoft Corporation.
The Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID service exists only in:
- Windows 10 Home 1507
- Windows 10 Pro 1507
- Windows 10 Education 1507
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1507
- Windows 10 Home 1511
- Windows 10 Pro 1511
- Windows 10 Education 1511
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1511
- Windows 10 Home 1607
- Windows 10 Pro 1607
- Windows 10 Education 1607
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1607
- Windows 10 Home 1703
- Windows 10 Pro 1703
- Windows 10 Education 1703
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1703
- Windows 10 Home 1709
- Windows 10 Pro 1709
- Windows 10 Education 1709
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1709
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID |
| Service name: | bthhfhid |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\BthHFHid.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bthhfhid |
Default Behavior
Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the bthhfhid service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Bluetooth Hands-Free Call Control HID
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config bthhfhid start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The bthhfhid service is using the BthHFHid.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.