Common Driver for Buttons, DockMode and Laptop/Slate Indicator (msgpiowin32) Service Defaults in Windows 10
GPIO Button Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Common Driver for Buttons, DockMode and Laptop/Slate Indicator |
| Service name: | msgpiowin32 |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | Extended Base |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\msgpiowin32.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msgpiowin32 |
Default Behavior
Common Driver for Buttons, DockMode and Laptop/Slate Indicator is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Common Driver for Buttons, DockMode and Laptop/Slate Indicator fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the msgpiowin32 service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Common Driver for Buttons, DockMode and Laptop/Slate Indicator
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config msgpiowin32 start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The msgpiowin32 service is using the msgpiowin32.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.