SERVICE_AUTO_START: does driver always starts before user mode service?

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i have a user mode service and a kernel mode driver installed both
with StartType = SERVICE_AUTO_START. does the SCM always starts the
driver first. i.e. are there any chances of user mode service starting
before the driver.

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