Remote Desktop Device Redirector Bus Driver (rdpbus) Service Defaults in Windows 10

Microsoft RDP Bus Device driver by Microsoft Corporation.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Remote Desktop Device Redirector Bus Driver
Service name:rdpbus
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\rdpbus.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\rdpbus

Default Behavior

Remote Desktop Device Redirector Bus Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Remote Desktop Device Redirector Bus 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 rdpbus service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Remote Desktop Device Redirector Bus 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 rdpbus start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The rdpbus service is using the rdpbus.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.