Memory Integrity cannot be turned ON

Anonymous
2022-05-28T11:11:41+00:00

In Windows security I got a massage that memory integrity in windows security is off. But I can't turn it on. Every time I try to turn it on but i get a massage that it can't turn on. Please help me to resolve my problem.

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Sumit 44,431 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-10-18T15:29:23+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.

[FIX] Memory integrity due to Incompatible drivers cannot be enabled - Your Windows Guide

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-03T20:35:35+00:00

    Seems to me MS has once again tripped itself up. My laptop has developed a lag and I am assuming it is because of this one "security" "integrity" feature not being happy, and a strange coincidence.....although I did not receive a Tuesday "update" notification from the system. Has there been a covert update?

    Once again the security settings does not show details of which file is "problematic", and following the terminal instructions has displayed a list of 100+ files, revealing that Windows is confusing itself again and telling me I should probably back everything up, make sure I have all my non- Microsoft software installation files and registration info saved, and prepare for a fatal mysterious system crash as has happened to me with every MS Windows OS since 1993.

    I mean, are ALL of these files problematic? There are Intel files with a 1968 date!!?? Some have 2022 dates?

    Thank you for your help though Sumit, at least I got to do some troubleshooting myself, despite it leading to more confusion....

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-03T20:23:48+00:00

    Exactly, HesleyT. My results came up with a few pages of "drivers" the majority were "oemxxx.inf" which I assume are Microsoft/Windows files.

    Do I remove them all?

    Seems to me MS has once again tripped itself up. My laptop has developed a lag and I am assuming it is because of this one "security" "integrity" feature not being happy.

    Once again the security settings does not show which file is "problematic", and following the terminal instructions has displayed a list of 99 files, revealing that Windows is confusing itself again and telling me I should probably back everything up, make sure I have all my non- Microsoft software installation files and registration info saved, and prepare for a fatal mysterious system crash as has happened to me with every MS Windows OS since 1993.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-29T13:26:05+00:00

    How are we supposed to know what driver it is? It doesnt tell us.

    Sumit D neglected to mention that you need to click Review incompatible drivers which is a line of text displayed in the Core Isolation window, to get the list of drivers causing the issue.

    PS - I tried uploading a screenshot to my reply but I get a "Something went wrong" error message.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-10T14:48:15+00:00

    The incompatible driver on my PC is a Huawei USB driver ew_usbccgpfiler.sys which is reported as the most up-to-date driver by Windows Update. If I delete it my USB devices stop working, including my mouse and keyboard, until the system reinstalls the same incompatible driver, and I still cannot turn on Memory Integrity, Any suggestions?

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