Remote Access PPPOE Driver (RasPppoe) Service Defaults in Windows 11

Remote Access PPPOE Driver.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Remote Access PPPOE Driver
Service name:RasPppoe
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\DRIVERS\raspppoe.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasPppoe

Default Behavior

Remote Access PPPOE Driver is a kernel driver. In Windows 11 it starts only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Remote Access PPPOE 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 RasPppoe service startup failure.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Remote Access PPPOE 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 RasPppoe start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The RasPppoe service is using the raspppoe.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.