System drivers grid

The columns in the grid are:

Driver

The name of the driver as reported to the system.

Display Name

The friendly name of the driver.

Type

Shows if the device is a Kernel or File System driver.

State

Shows if the driver is Running or Stopped.

Start Mode

This shows how the driver acts when Windows starts.

Auto	Starts every time the system starts, after the Boot and System devices start.
Manual	Requires manual startup or another service or device to request its startup.
Disabled	Does not start and cannot be started manually.
Boot	Starts every time the system starts, before any other devices start.
Demand	Starts when the device is detected or needed for a specific event.
System	Starts every time the system starts, after the Boot devices start.

Accepts Stop

Identifies whether a driver can be stopped. This information is available only for currently running devices.

Path Name

Shows the file location of the device. This cannot be retrieved for all devices.