Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter Driver) (ibbus) Service Defaults in Windows 11

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter Driver)
Service name:ibbus
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:PnP Filter
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\ibbus.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibbus

Default Behavior

Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter Driver) is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter 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 ibbus service startup failure.

Dependencies

If Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter Driver) doesn't work properly, the following services will not start:

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Mellanox InfiniBand Bus/AL (Filter 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 ibbus start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The ibbus service is using the ibbus.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.