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