Windows Firewall Authorization Driver (mpsdrv) Service Defaults in Windows 7
Windows Firewall Authorization Driver is a kernel mode driver that provides deep inspection services on inbound and outbound network traffic.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Windows Firewall Authorization Driver |
| Service name: | mpsdrv |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | network |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\mpsdrv.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpsdrv |
Default Behavior
Windows Firewall Authorization Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Windows Firewall Authorization Driver 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 mpsdrv service is not running because of the error.
Dependencies
If Windows Firewall Authorization Driver is stopped, the Windows Firewall service fails to start and initialize.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Windows Firewall Authorization 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 mpsdrv start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The mpsdrv service is using the mpsdrv.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.