Virtual Disk (vds) Service Defaults in Windows 10

Provides management services for disks, volumes, file systems, and storage arrays.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Virtual Disk
Service name:vds
Service type:own
Error control:normal
Object:LocalSystem
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\vds.exe
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vds

Default Behavior

Virtual Disk is a Win32 service. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. When the Virtual Disk service is started, it is running as LocalSystem in its own process of vds.exe. If Virtual Disk fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the vds service has failed to start due to the error.

Dependencies

Virtual Disk cannot be started under any conditions, if the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is disabled.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Virtual Disk

Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which Virtual Disk depends are configured by default and function properly. See the list of dependencies above.

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:

sc config vds start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The vds service is using the vds.exe file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.