High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive - Windows 10 Service
SCSI Floppy Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
This service also exists in Windows 11, 8, Vista and XP.
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 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1803 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1809 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1903 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 1909 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 2004 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 20H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H1 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 21H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| 22H2 | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
Default Properties
| Display name: | High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive |
| Service name: | sfloppy |
| Type: | kernel |
| Path: | %WinDir%\System32\drivers\sfloppy.sys |
| Error control: | normal |
Default Behavior
The High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive service is a kernel mode driver. If High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the sfloppy service has failed to start.
Restore Default Startup Type of High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drive
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreHighCapacityFloppyDiskDriveWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Run as administrator.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the sfloppy.sys file exists in the %WinDir%\System32\drivers folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.