Wdcsam64.sys driver preventing me from turning on memory integrity

Not that easy in Win 11, tried to rename it as administrator but it won't let me. Apparently my WD drive does need it. Hard to believe all the mess it causes and WesterDigital doesn't care. Heading to best buy to get a couple Seagate drives.

after you have searched for the file, right click on it and choose to go to the file location.

Once that folder is open in the folder address bar choose the folder it is in.

then choose the folder the file was in and right click on to the folder containing the file and choose properties. then choose security tab then the advanced button.

You have to add your windows login to the folder. As you can see everyone does not have modify permissions. You must add yourself to it.

First you will have to take "ownership" of the folder........at the top choose "change" next to "owner" that is listed. then on the next click "advanced", then on the next click "find now".

Locate your windows login from the list...it may be a hotmail, live, outlook etc....choose it then click "okay".

then click on the checkbox next to "replace owner on subcontainers and objects"

click "apply"

then click add to add yourself to the main list and select your permissions you want "full control" to be sure you can delete it.

once you are added to the list....sorry if I forgot a small step....

you should be able to delete the file from the folder as you now have permissions.

I tried deleting as administrator and it still says I need permission and only gives me the option to retry.

I have the same problem

This is the way that worked for me. It follows reliable procedure and Windows commands, ensuring success.

[A] First, open Windows Powershell with the needed privileges:

1. Use the Start menu search to find "powershell".
   1. It appears in the list of results.
2. Run it as an administrator:
   1. On Windows 11, it shows a list of 4 options to the right of the Windows Powershell entry.
      1. Choose the second option, "Run as Administrator".
   2. If you are on some version that does not show these 4 options, instead right-click the Windows Powershell entry.
      1. Then choose "Run as administrator" from the dropdown.

[B] Next, use Powershell to find your Western Digital driver information:

1. Enter the following command in the Powershell terminal window: pnputil /enum-drivers
   1. The terminal displays a long list of drivers and their details.
2. Use the terminal search function to find your driver. This is typically done by pressing Ctrl + Shift + F
   1. You may also do this in older versions by right-clicking the terminal window and selecting Find.
3. Enter "Western Digital" in the search.
   1. The terminal scrolls down to find the matching text.
4. At the top of the driver entry, copy the value to the right of "Published Name", something like "oem23.inf".
   1. You can select the driver name with the mouse, and then either: right-click to copy, or press Ctrl + C

[C] Next, remove the conflicting drivers:

1. Delete the driver by entering pnputil /delete-driver with your driver's Published Name.
   1. For the example in step B.4, this becomes pnputil /delete-driver oem23.inf
2. Return to step B.2 and repeat until there are no more search matches.
3. The driver removal is complete.

[D] Lastly, recheck and finish:

1. Return to the Windows Security app's Device security tab, where it shows Core isolation. Run the Memory integrity check again.
2. When you have successfully removed all Western Digital drivers, the check will pass.
   1. It will still tell you the memory integrity is off, and this is normal.
3. Restart Windows to complete the process.

Best regards,

Niko