Windows 10: What is "Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host"?

Seems Microsoft doesn't want to answer this question. What is it? What does it do?

:)

 

Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process High CPU usage

In Task Manager -> Processes, "Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process" is using a lot of CPU time. It's at 5 or 6% after a reboot, but the more time that goes by, and the more I go into standby and come out, the higher the utilization
goes.

This is a new problem, but I was having it before this most recent windows update.

There is a question from 2017 that has this same title, but that question is locked, and this seems to be different.

I have not installed anything recently - some things on the web say to reinstall drivers - but which drivers should I reinstall?

Windows 10 Home

Version 2004

Help!

 

User-Mode Driver Framework WUDFHostProblem

Hello,

Not sure that I saw a relevant fix for this issue. For a while, my computer will freeze when playing a game, or drawing digitally, among other things. I will only be able to hard boot it by pressing the power button. Mouse keyboard screen will all lock up. I have tried a clean reinstallation of windows. Not only that, but I have tried uninstalling drivers and I have tried without portables USB devices attached as well as removing printer/ scanner. My computer is 1 year old and effectively should be able to handle what I am doing x10. I am at a loss of what the issue could be. If anyone knows more about this and would offer help, I would be grateful. I am not sure if this is the problem, but if the following information helps... The reliability history states the following:

Source

Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process

Summary

Driver host process timeout.

Date

‎12/‎20/‎2021 9:00 PM

Status

Report sent

Description

The Windows User-Mode Driver Framework detected that a driver host-process did not complete a critical operation within the allowed timeout period.

This report contains information about the process and the drivers running within and will be used to improve the quality of these drivers.

Problem signature

Problem Event Name: WUDFHostProblem

EventClass: HostProblem

Problem: HostTimeout

DetectedBy: 2

UMDFVersion: 2.31.0

ExitCode: 103

Operation: 3

Message: 11b00

Status: ffffffffffffffff

HardwareId: HID\VID_0951&PID_16A4&REV_0030&MI_03&Col02

OS Version: 10.0.19044.2.0.0.768.101

Locale ID: 1033

Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 10211ca0f4b1a50bb0038ac47a7d5832 (1153918506010236978)

Thank you,

Michelle

 

Driver host process timeout.

Source

Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process
Summary

Driver host process timeout.
Date

‎12/‎4/‎2017 12:16 PM
Status

Report sent
Description

The Windows User-Mode Driver Framework detected that a driver host-process did not complete a critical operation within the allowed timeout period.

This report contains information about the process and the drivers running within and will be used to improve the quality of these drivers.
Problem signature

Problem Event Name: WUDFHostProblem

EventClass: HostProblem

Problem: HostTimeout

DetectedBy: 2

UMDFVersion: 2.23.0

ExitCode: 103

Operation: 0

Message: 6

Status: ffffffff

HardwareId: ACPI\VEN_HPQ&DEV_6000

OS Version: 10.0.16299.2.0.0.256.48

Locale ID: 1033

Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 29ae70c4a0ae5e1589c64f8cb2a66824 (127851578046)

Original title/subject: driver