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
    2023-10-05T13:41:36+00:00

    So method #2 appeared to work for me - the drivers are no longer visible, but even after a restart Core Isolation won't start and complains about the exact same drivers. I cann't find them in any search and don't see them listed, but apparently Windows still thinks they are running???

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-08-14T21:35:45+00:00

    I received the incompatible driver message, but when I go the Incompatible drivers list, it is a blank page, no drivers listed, what is next?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-14T08:25:23+00:00

    I need to delete 4 old drivers from a wbcam that are stopping the core isolation from loading. The problem is that they are in C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository and when I try to delete them I get a message that I need admin permission and I am the Administrator of this PC.

    How do I get rid of these files so I can turn the core isolation back on?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-25T05:59:15+00:00

    I'd hold off removing anything as yet. Like I said before, the Tech told ne that the issue is a known one and a fix is being worked on. If the hardware is working ok right now then the old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it " comes to mind.

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