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Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector (WUDFRd) Service Defaults in Windows 10

A kernel mode driver that uses message-based interprocess communication mechanism to communicate with the driver manager and host process to facilitate UMDF drivers.

Default Settings

• Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) is a set of Microsoft tools that aid in the creation of high-quality, realiable drivers for Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows. The primary tools that comprise WDF are the Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). These tool kits provide a new, object-oriented, programming model for Windows driver development.
• I did go through my performance issues on my computer and it says that 'Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver' and 'Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector' are causing.

Default Behavior

Here is one of many event log details and it shows the the location and filename of the Drivers Foundation Service that is taking 8.9 seconds to load after a bsod crash and thus appearing in the diagnotics -performance log. The file WUDFDd.sys is the identified file.

Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector is a kernel device driver. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. If Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the WUDFRd service has failed to start due to the error.

Restore Default Startup Configuration for Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Reflector

1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

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

Windows Driver Foundation User Mode Driver Framework Reflector Windows 7

sc config WUDFRd start= demand

3. Close the command window and restart the computer.

Windows Driver Foundation User Mode Driver Framework Reflector Installer

The WUDFRd service is using the WUDFRd.sys file that is located in the %WinDir%System32drivers folder. If the file is changed, damaged or deleted, you can restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.