Intel SoC GPIO Controller Driver Service Defaults in Windows 10

Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor GPIO Controller Driver by Intel Corporation.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Intel SoC GPIO Controller Driver
Service name:GPIO
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\iaiogpio.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GPIO

Default Behavior

Intel SoC GPIO Controller Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Intel SoC GPIO Controller 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 GPIO service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Intel SoC GPIO Controller 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 GPIO start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The GPIO service is using the iaiogpio.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.