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Windows crash due to "The driver \Driver\WUDFRd failed to load."

Anonymous
2025-03-25T03:22:21+00:00

Hello,

Recently I have been experiencing windows crashes, with the following error showing up in Event Viewer each time:

The driver \Driver\WUDFRd failed to load.

Device: ROOT\DISPLAY\0000

Status: 0xC0000365

A BSOD is not shown, and no mini/dump files are generated, despite that I have the windows "Startup and Recovery" settings configured correctly. I am not certain as to what is causing the issue. All the "normal" and commonly recommeded steps were done (DISM, sfc, check for windows update).

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-27T02:36:03+00:00

    Both failed to work, I also reinstalled windows to see if that would do anything, but it appears to still be the same.

    For the powershell command, I got the following error:

    Error: 0x800f080c

    Feature name WindowsDriverFoundation is unknown.

    A Windows feature name was not recognized.

    Use the /Get-Features option to find the name of the feature in the image and try the command again.

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  2. Siva Shankar 10,960 Reputation points
    2025-03-27T03:11:26+00:00

    Since you've already reinstalled Windows and the issue persists, it could be related to hardware faults, BIOS settings or driver issues.

    Run Memory Test

    1: Press Win + R, type mdsched.exe, and press Enter.

    2: Choose Restart now and check for problems.

    3: Let the test complete (this can take some time).

    If errors appear, your RAM may be faulty.

    Run Disk Check

    1: Open CMD as Administrator.

    2: Type: chkdsk /f /r

    3: Press Enter and restart your PC.

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  3. Siva Shankar 10,960 Reputation points
    2025-03-26T06:01:15+00:00

    Re-register WUDFRd DLL Files

    1: Open Command Prompt as Admin (Press Win +S > search for Command Prompt > Right click on it > click on Run as administrator > Run below commands ).

    2: Run the following commands one by one:

    regsvr32 wudfsvc.dll

    regsvr32 wudfhost.exe

    regsvr32 wudfx.dll

    3: Restart your PC.

    If that doesn't work , then Reinstall Windows Driver Foundation (WUDFRd)

    1: Open PowerShell as Admin (Win + X > Terminal(Admin)).

    2: Run below command to restore WDF:

    DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsDriverFoundation

    3: Restart your PC and check if the service is back.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-25T23:40:37+00:00

    I have reinstalled my GPU drives with DDU, however Windows User-Mode Driver Framework (WUDFRd) Service does not exist for me.

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  5. Siva Shankar 10,960 Reputation points
    2025-03-25T04:55:38+00:00

    Hello ,

    I’m here to help you in resolving your issue

    Check Windows User-Mode Driver Framework (WUDFRd) Service

    1: Open Services (Win + R > type services.msc > Enter).

    2: Find "Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework".

    3: Right-click > Properties.

    4: Set Startup Type to Automatic.

    5: Click Start if it’s not running.

    Clean Re-Install GPU Drivers

    1: Boot into Safe Mode (Shift + Restart > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Safe Mode).

    2: Download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) from Guru3D.

    3:Run DDU and completely remove your current graphics drivers.

    4: Restart your PC normally.

    5: Download & install the latest GPU drivers from manfacturer website.

    6: Restart again and check for crashes.

    After trying above steps, please reach out to me if you have any doubts or issues

    Help others by sharing your experience! Click “Yes” if this solution worked for you or “No” if it didn’t.

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