AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver (amdwps) Service Defaults in Windows 11

The AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver service exists only in:

Default Settings

Startup type: Boot
Display name:AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver
Service name:amdwps
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:Core Security Extensions
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\amdwps.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\amdwps

Default Behavior

AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts by the operating system Boot Loader before the Kernel initialization, as a part of the driver stack. If AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the amdwps service startup failure.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of AMD Workload Profiling Scheduling Driver

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config amdwps start= boot
sc start amdwps

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The amdwps service is using the amdwps.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 11 installation media.