Service for Portable Device Control devices (buttonconverter) Defaults in Windows 11
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Service for Portable Device Control devices |
| Service name: | buttonconverter |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\buttonconverter.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\buttonconverter |
Default Behavior
Service for Portable Device Control devices is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Service for Portable Device Control devices fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the buttonconverter service startup failure.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Service for Portable Device Control devices
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config buttonconverter start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The buttonconverter service is using the buttonconverter.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.