Percsas2i Service Defaults in Windows 11

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Percsas2i
Service name:percsas2i
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:SCSI Miniport
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\percsas2i.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\percsas2i

Default Behavior

Percsas2i is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Percsas2i fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the percsas2i service startup failure.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Percsas2i

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config percsas2i start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The percsas2i service is using the percsas2i.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.