- As you can see from the picture, the second culprit for high disk usage is nvidia container, to remove this issue, uninstall geforce experience but I am still looking for a solution for windows driver foundation. Edit: Yet again unknow stuttering while playing a game, and again wudfhost shits all over the disk.
- Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF) is a set of libraries that you can use to write device drivers that run on the Windows operating system. WDF defines a single driver model that is supported by two frameworks: Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). This topic provides answers to frequently asked questions about.
- The Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector service is a kernel mode driver. If Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the WUDFRd service has failed to start.
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework - Windows 10 Service
Creates and manages user-mode driver processes. This service cannot be stopped.
If Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you.
This service also exists in Windows 7, 8 and Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows 10 version | Home | Pro | Education | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1511 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1607 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1703 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1709 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1803 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1809 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1903 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 1909 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 2004 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
| 20H2 | not exists | not exists | not exists | not exists |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework |
| Service name: | wudfsvc |
| Type: | own |
| Path: | %WinDir%system32svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted |
| File: | %WinDir%System32WUDFSvc.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | PlugPlay |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
The Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework service is running as LocalSystem in its own process of svchost.exe. No other services run in the same process. If Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the wudfsvc service has failed to start.
Dependencies
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework is unable to start, if the User Mode Driver Frameworks Platform Driver service is stopped or disabled.
If Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework is stopped, the following services cannot start:
Restore Default Startup Type for Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreWindowsDriverFoundationUsermodeDriverFrameworkWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
Disable Windows Driver Foundation Service
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the WUDFSvc.dll file exists in the %WinDir%System32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.
Wudfsvc Missing