In Windows, it is possible to start and stop Kernel-mode drivers using the Service Control Manager. There is a console tool called sc.exe that can request drivers to start or stop. sc.exe needs to be run under administrative privileges.
If you attempt to use the command sc stop dokan2, this appears:
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In Windows, it is possible to start and stop Kernel-mode drivers using the Service Control Manager. There is a console tool called
sc.exe
that can request drivers to start or stop.sc.exe
needs to be run under administrative privileges.If you attempt to use the command
sc stop dokan2
, this appears:If you try to use "sc query dokan", you will see that it is stuck on
STOP_PENDING
.Perhaps if this could be resolved, then Dokan could possibly be upgraded on a running system without rebooting.