Cannot enable Core Isolation in Windows 11 due to incompatible drivers

Anonymous
2022-08-30T20:52:47+00:00

Core isolation on Windows 11 not possible, in my case, because of these drivers

I tried to find them in Windows/Sys32/drivers (as suggested in other forums) and deleting them but with no success so how can I solve the problem allowing the activation of core isolation?

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Core isolation not allowed for driver incompatibility

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Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-09-01T13:17:52+00:00

Hi,

Here is what typically works for most of the users who know the driver name as it is mentioned in Windows Security. Apparently, Microsoft changed/updated the incompatible driver list recently, which has ended up this issue for most of the users.

Method 1:

You can get the list of drivers by running this command in the elevated command prompt:

dism /online /get-drivers /format:table

After that, Make note of the Published Name (ex: "oem13.inf") of the driver that is shown as problematic.

Then use the pnputil command to delete the driver from the device:

pnputil /delete-driver <Published Name> /uninstall /force​

Please note that running this command would remove the device driver and the next time you use the device, it would not work. Reinstalling the driver might help.

Method 2:

Another alternative is using Autoruns to delete the driver. Download it from here:

https://live.sysinternals.com/autoruns.exe

Run it as administrator.

Go to the Driver tab, locate the driver and delete the same.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-22T11:32:37+00:00

    Originally, there were 2 drivers that were listed as problems when I tried to enable "core isolation". One of the drivers was listed twice. One was for an external drive and the other two were the same Conexant drivers. Once these were removed, they no longer showed up when I tried to enable "core isolation". They also did not show up when I followed the instructions for the command prompt or autoruns. Now, when I try to enable "core isolation", it says "The change requires you to restart your device. When I restart the computer, it hangs. If I force a shutdown, and then restart the computer, it starts and all appears fine, however, "core isolation" is not enabled. What might the problem be? What can I do next?

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-21T14:37:26+00:00

    These are the listed drivers:

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-21T13:39:55+00:00

    I hope this helps

    Keith

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  4. Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-09-21T12:26:50+00:00

    I have followed both drections. Neither one works on my computer. Do you have any other suggestions? What happens if it's not possible to enable core isollation?

    Hi,

    Core isolation is an additional security feature.

    What drivers are listed in your case?

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