Windows 10: Device Association Driver Service

Discus and support Device Association Driver Service in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I would like to know what "device"s, and in what "association" consists in practice, and for what purpose(s). 1909 159038 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by thename, Jun 20, 2020.

  1. THENAME
    thename Win User

    Device Association Driver Service


    I would like to know what "device"s, and in what "association" consists in practice, and for what purpose(s).

    1909

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    thename, Jun 20, 2020
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  2. CJCERNY
    CJCerny Win User

    Laptop driver/reformat question

    This is excellent advice. Writing down the list of installed devices prior to re-formatting will save you a lot of heartache. With that list, you won't have to try to figure out exactly which wireless card or web cam driver you need since there will likely be several to choose from.
     
    CJCerny, Jun 20, 2020
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  3. BLAZINGSPEED
    BLaZiNgSPEED Win User
    How can I find out what is triggering Device Association Service?

    I solved the problem! *Smile

    Basically, I have identified the cause of what was triggering the Device Association Service to start-up on Windows. Xbox One Controller preventing monitor from going to standby mode! Recently I have identified that the newest March 2019 Xbox One Drivers was causing my PDP Afterglow Xbox One Controller to not go on standby.

    Uninstalling the latest drivers and installing the official PDP drivers dated 2014 from Xbox One - Afterglow Wired Controller – PDP Europe Support fixed my monitor and it is now going to standby mode when setting power option for monitor to sleep.

    The trouble is that in doing so, Windows was interpreting those drivers as outdated causing this recent Device Association Service to start-up even when the service was set to Manual.

    Here's how I solved the problem. Since I knew this is the only hardware/driver change I made recently. I decided to experiment by making sure I disabled the Afterglow Controller device from Device Manager as this was my first suspicion.

    After restarting the PC I noticed that Device Association Service stopped starting up by itself! I was also getting Device Setup Manager - "Enables the detection, download and installation of device-related software. If this service is disabled, devices may be configured with outdated software, and may not work correctly."

    I re-enabled Windows Update service as I had it disabled using Windows Update Blocker. After that I simply re-enabled the device back on again. Made a PC restart and like magic Device Association Service and Device Setup Manager stopped being triggered to start on again.

    After doing that I used Windows Update Blocker tool and then disabled Windows Update and the Task Schedulers relating to it and Update Orchestrator service again. Now Windows is satisfied that all drivers are up to date and is no longer triggering Device Association Service and Device Setup Manager to start up anymore.

    The bottom line is once you update the drivers Windows Update should first be enabled so it is convinced that the drivers are up to date and after that you can safely disable it again.
     
    BLaZiNgSPEED, Jun 20, 2020
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  4. SHILOHBOB
    Shilohbob Win User

    Device Association Driver Service

    Other devices drivers.

    The devices listed under 'Other devices ' are associated with messaging & SMS services on a mobile phone.

    Have you / have you had a mobile phone connected to this PC device?

    If you do not have a mobile phone connected or use the PC device with mobile phone, these devices can be safely removed.

    Otherwise seek drivers via the mobile phone manufacturer.
     
    Shilohbob, Jun 20, 2020
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