Disk Driver Service Defaults in Windows 10
PnP Disk Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Boot |
| Display name: | Disk Driver |
| Service name: | disk |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\disk.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\disk |
Default Behavior
Disk Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting by the operating system Boot Loader as a part of the driver stack for the boot volume. If Disk 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 disk service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Disk Driver
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config disk start= boot
sc start disk
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The disk service is using the disk.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.