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Microsoft Virtual Drive Enumerator - Windows 10 Service

Virtual Drive Root Enumerator by Microsoft Corporation.

This service also exists in Windows 11, 7 and 8.

Startup Type

Windows 10 version Home Pro Education Enterprise
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Default Properties

Display name:Microsoft Virtual Drive Enumerator
Service name:vdrvroot
Type:kernel
Path:%WinDir%\System32\drivers\vdrvroot.sys
Error control:critical
Group:Boot Bus Extender

Default Behavior

The Microsoft Virtual Drive Enumerator service is a kernel mode driver. If Microsoft Virtual Drive Enumerator fails to load or initialize, the error is logged and the computer attempts to restart, using the Last Known Good configuration. If the Last Known Good configuration fails, Windows 10 startup also fails, and the boot process halts with a Stop error. If you disable this service, Windows 10 will fail to start. Do NOT change this service startup configuration if your computer is working.

Restore Default Startup Type of Microsoft Virtual Drive Enumerator

Automated Restore

1. Select your Windows 10 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.

2. Save the RestoreMicrosoftVirtualDriveEnumeratorWindows10.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 vdrvroot.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.

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