Brother MFC Serial Port Interface Driver (WDM) (Brserid) Service Defaults in Windows 7

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Default Settings

Startup type: Manual
Display name:Brother MFC Serial Port Interface Driver (WDM)
Service name:Brserid
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Path:%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\Brserid.sys
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Brserid

Default Behavior

Brother MFC Serial Port Interface Driver (WDM) is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Brother MFC Serial Port Interface Driver (WDM) fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the Brserid service is not running because of the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration of Brother MFC Serial Port Interface Driver (WDM)

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

sc config Brserid start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

The Brserid service is using the Brserid.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 7 installation media.