JSI Tip 0522 - How can I change a Service or Driver Startup if I can't access it in Control Panel?

Jerold Schulman

May 8, 1998

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To change the Startup of a Service or Driver, edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices

Navigate to the Service or Driver and select it. In the right hand pane, double-click the Start value and change this REG_DWORD to:

 Value 

 D e s c r i p t i o n 

 0 

 Boot: Loaded by kernel loader. Components of the driver stack for the boot (startup) volume must be loaded by the kernel loader. 

 1 

 System: Loaded by I/O subsystem. Specifies that the driver is loaded at kernel initialization. 

 2 

 Automatic: Loaded by Service Control Manager. Specifies that the service is loaded or started automatically. 

 3 

 Manual:. The service does not start until the user starts it manually, such as by using Services or Devices in Control Panel. 

 4 

 Disabled: Specifies that the service should not be started. 


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