Serenum Filter Driver Service Defaults in Windows 11

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Serenum Filter Driver
Service name:Serenum
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:PNP Filter
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\serenum.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Serenum

Default Behavior

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

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Serenum 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 Serenum start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The Serenum service is using the serenum.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.