USB Chipidea Controller (UfxChipidea) Service Defaults in Windows 11

UFX Chipidea Client Driver by Microsoft Corporation.

Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:USB Chipidea Controller
Service name:UfxChipidea
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:Base
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ufxchipidea.inf_amd64_6e8bb2ed82835828\UfxChipidea.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UfxChipidea

Default Behavior

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

Dependencies

USB Chipidea Controller cannot be started, if the USB Function Class Extension service won't start.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of USB Chipidea Controller

Before you begin doing this, make sure that all the services on which USB Chipidea Controller depends are configured by default and function properly. See the list of dependencies above.

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config UfxChipidea start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The UfxChipidea service is using the UfxChipidea.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ufxchipidea.inf_amd64_6e8bb2ed82835828 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 11 installation media.