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I’m usually a Mac user normally but have just bought a new Windows 11 Laptop for work and having a couple of teething issues.
I have an external CD drive that I’ve used with my Mac for ages, but it is compatible for both Windows and Mac. When I plug the drive into the Windows Laptop I get a pop up saying that the driver can’t be installed due to Microsoft Security, and on following the help it says that I need to turn off memory integrity in the core isolation section of security. If I do this the drive works.
The problem with this is that I don’t want the memory integrity off all the time and it’s a pain having to turn it off and on every time I use the CD drive, especially as it requires a restart. Is there a workaround anyone knows of? Can you set specific items to bypass the security settings?
The driver in question is GEARAspiWDM.sys, and a quick google tells me this is a driver that allows CD recording capabilities to iTunes.
I’ve looked at other CD drives and they’re all compatible with Mac and Windows so I’m guessing if I bought a new drive I’d run into the same issues?
Any help would be appreciated.
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The process above is not a fresh install, it is just like an update and should solve any problems in windows
It would not remove McAfee or the Asus bloatware, they would need to be uninstalled separately
I agree with you about the bloatware, I always clean install Windows safter buying a new laptop to remove all the bloatware, if you feel that is the way to go, it is a better option.
The process above is not a fresh install, it is just like an update and should solve any problems in windows
It would not remove McAfee or the Asus bloatware, they would need to be uninstalled separately
I agree with you about the bloatware, I always clean install Windows safter buying a new laptop to remove all the bloatware, if you feel that is the way to go, it is a better option.
Thanks again for all your help, I'll do the ISO for now but then will do a fresh install when I've had time to look into how to do it.
With the ISO it's asking to select your language but there's only English (US) and English (International) and no English (United Kingdom) which I currently have, will choosing English (International) be the one I need?
English International would be the one to choose.
Thanks very much.
