Null Service Defaults in Windows 10
Default Settings
| Startup type: | System |
| Display name: | Null |
| Service name: | Null |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | Base |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Null |
Default Behavior
Null is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting at Kernel initialization. If Null fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the Null service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Null
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config Null start= system
sc start Null
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.