Microsoft SPI HID Miniport Driver (hidspi) Service Defaults in Windows 10

SPI HID Miniport Driver by Microsoft Corporation.

The Microsoft SPI HID Miniport Driver service does not exist in:

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Microsoft SPI HID Miniport Driver
Service name:hidspi
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:Extended Base
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\hidspi.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\hidspi

Default Behavior

Microsoft SPI HID Miniport 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 SPI HID Miniport 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 hidspi service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Microsoft SPI HID Miniport 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 hidspi start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The hidspi service is using the hidspi.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.