Intel Serial IO GPIO Controller Driver (iagpio) Service Defaults in Windows 11
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Intel Serial IO GPIO Controller Driver |
| Service name: | iagpio |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\iagpio.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iagpio |
Default Behavior
Intel Serial IO GPIO Controller Driver is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Intel Serial IO GPIO Controller 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 iagpio service startup failure.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Intel Serial IO GPIO Controller 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 iagpio start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The iagpio service is using the iagpio.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.