Wdcsam64.sys driver preventing me from turning on memory integrity

Anonymous
2022-12-02T20:44:54+00:00

I have a driver that is prohibiting me from turning on memory integrity. The driver is wdcsam64.sys. How do I turn it off or delete so I can turn on memory integrity?

Windows for home | Other | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-28T18:11:13+00:00

    I was not able to use these steps to delete the files (4 total). It says I need administrator permission to delete. I even tried renaming the files and it wouldn't allow that either. Any other simple steps to resolve this issue?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-28T03:03:01+00:00

    Found a simple solution for Windows 11:

    1. Open File Explorer and go to OS (Local Disk C)
    2. Type in search bar wdcsam64.sys
    3. Wait for full search to end.
    4. Choose and delete the item with the description similar to "Wdcsam64.sys"
    5. Do a restart.
    6. Go to Core Isolation and activated

    Thank you. I had three items and had to delete all three. Two required renaming before I could delete them. One deleted just fine. The two I renamed still wouldn't delete, but context menu allowed me to use IOBIT Malware Fighter to delete it.

    Talk about a real pain. File shows as Western Digital. Anyone know why this is a problem?

    Thanks again, Macbeth Grim!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-25T00:04:38+00:00

    Any advices on what should do next as I am still not able to enable the Memory Integrity, Scan failed with no incompatible drivers listed at all.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-04T02:20:22+00:00

    Thanks and I have followed the instructions but not able to remove the driver with powershell. I then go to Device Manager and unstall the driver instead. The uninstallation was okay and I checked again the driver are not there any more with powershell check. I then restarted windows but error of activation still persist. Scan is failed but there is no more incompatible drivers listed.

    Any clue what could be wrong?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-20T23:24:16+00:00

    I have the same problem

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