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Hardware Policy Driver - Windows 11 Service

Contains Processor and other policies.

This service also exists in Windows 10, 7 and 8.

Startup Type

Windows 11 version Home Pro Education Enterprise
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Default Properties

Display name:Hardware Policy Driver
Service name:hwpolicy
Type:kernel
Path:%WinDir%\System32\drivers\hwpolicy.sys
Error control:ignore

Default Behavior

The Hardware Policy Driver service is a kernel mode driver. If Hardware Policy Driver fails to load or initialize, Windows 11 start up proceeds. No warning is displayed, but the error is recorded into the Event Log.

Restore Default Startup Type for Hardware Policy Driver

Automated Restore

1. Select your Windows 11 edition and release, and then click on the Download button below.

2. Save the RestoreHardwarePolicyDriverWindows11.bat file to any folder on a local drive such as SSD or a hard disk.

3. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select Properties.

4. Check the Unblock checkbox and click OK.

5. Right-click the batch file again and select Run as administrator.

6. Restart the computer to save changes.

Note. Make sure that the hwpolicy.sys file exists in the %WinDir%\System32\drivers folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 11 installation media.

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