RDP Winstation Driver (RDPWD) Service Defaults in Windows 7
Default Settings
Startup type: | Manual |
Display name: | RDP Winstation Driver |
Service name: | RDPWD |
Service type: | kernel |
Error control: | ignore |
Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDPWD |
Default Behavior
RDP Winstation Driver is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If RDP Winstation Driver fails to load or initialize, Windows 7 startup continues without error messages. The failure details are being written into Event Log.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of RDP Winstation 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 RDPWD start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.