Unloading a mini filter

NTFSD
1

Hi i have a rather simple question.

Is there a way to unload a minifilter from UM, (it’s not my mini filter)?

Or maybe a way to unload the filter manager, though i don’t know the
consequences of doing this.

Regards

2

FilterUnload doesn’t work as an admin??? I’ve used this in my service to
unload my own mini, but the doc’s
say “An application that has loaded a supporting minifilter” - this
gives me the impression if you didn’t load the
filter, then this routine doesn’t work (like it’s storing a pid)…
I’ve never tried to unload a mini using this routine that wasn’t mine.

This sucks, I don’t know when too take the docs literally word for word,
or when I should casually interpret them.

Try this Faik, and let me know if you can unload a mini that’s not
yours. I’m busy in crypto land right now, don’t have the time
to check myself (more interested in what I’m working on now is another
way too put it).

m.

m.

Faik Riza wrote:

Hi i have a rather simple question.

Is there a way to unload a minifilter from UM, (it’s not my mini filter)?

Or maybe a way to unload the filter manager, though i don’t know the
consequences of doing this.

Regards
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Programmatically FilterUnload should work. I just tried it and it
worked for me.

If you do not need to do this programmatically then just open a command
prompt and type:

fltmc unload [drivername]

Ben

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 28 September 2006 12:42
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Unloading a mini filter

FilterUnload doesn’t work as an admin??? I’ve used this in my service to

unload my own mini, but the doc’s
say “An application that has loaded a supporting minifilter” - this
gives me the impression if you didn’t load the
filter, then this routine doesn’t work (like it’s storing a pid)…
I’ve never tried to unload a mini using this routine that wasn’t mine.

This sucks, I don’t know when too take the docs literally word for word,

or when I should casually interpret them.

Try this Faik, and let me know if you can unload a mini that’s not
yours. I’m busy in crypto land right now, don’t have the time
to check myself (more interested in what I’m working on now is another
way too put it).

m.

m.

Faik Riza wrote:

Hi i have a rather simple question.

Is there a way to unload a minifilter from UM, (it’s not my mini
filter)?

Or maybe a way to unload the filter manager, though i don’t know the
consequences of doing this.

Regards
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4

thanks to you both of you, i dont have much time to test these sstuff at the
moment, and actually i asked the question since a coworker needed some help
with this. MM i’ll get back to you if and when i try the method you
described.

Thanks again.

Cheers
Faik

On 9/28/06, Ben Curley wrote:
>
>
> Programmatically FilterUnload should work. I just tried it and it
> worked for me.
>
> If you do not need to do this programmatically then just open a command
> prompt and type:
>
> fltmc unload [drivername]
>
> Ben
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
> [mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of MM
> Sent: 28 September 2006 12:42
> To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
> Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Unloading a mini filter
>
>
> FilterUnload doesn’t work as an admin??? I’ve used this in my service to
>
> unload my own mini, but the doc’s
> say “An application that has loaded a supporting minifilter” - this
> gives me the impression if you didn’t load the
> filter, then this routine doesn’t work (like it’s storing a pid)…
> I’ve never tried to unload a mini using this routine that wasn’t mine.
>
> This sucks, I don’t know when too take the docs literally word for word,
>
> or when I should casually interpret them.
>
> Try this Faik, and let me know if you can unload a mini that’s not
> yours. I’m busy in crypto land right now, don’t have the time
> to check myself (more interested in what I’m working on now is another
> way too put it).
>
> m.
>
>
>
>
>
> m.
>
> Faik Riza wrote:
>
> > Hi i have a rather simple question.
> >
> > Is there a way to unload a minifilter from UM, (it’s not my mini
> filter)?
> >
> > Or maybe a way to unload the filter manager, though i don’t know the
> > consequences of doing this.
> >
> > Regards
> > — Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
> > https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17 You are currently
> > subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@comcast.net To unsubscribe send a
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>
>
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