How To Turn On/Off Core Isolation Memory Integrity In Windows 10

Core Isolation Memory Integrity

Have you been having this issue whereby you try to turn on or off the Core Isolation Memory Integrity on your Windows 10 but unfortunately the Windows keeps returning an error or the core isolation memory integrity refuses to on/off? This could be very annoying and frustrating.

In this article, I am going to show you how to resolve this issue if you ever come across a CORE ISOLATION MEMORY INTEGRITY fails to enable because of Incompatible Driver WDSAM64_PREWIN8.SYS. This is going to be a brief and detailed tutorial.

But before we continue, let me briefly take you to the concept of Core Isolation Memory Integrity, its definition, and the role it plays on the Windows 10 system.

Memory integrity is a feature inside a broader set of protections called Core Isolation Memory Integrity. It uses hardware virtualization to protect sensitive processes from infection. These features are a subset of virtualization-based security features that Microsoft has offered enterprise users since Windows 10 shipped in 2018.

Core Isolation Memory Integrity, also called Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI), uses Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor to virtualize the hardware running some Windows kernel-mode processes, protecting them against the injection of malicious code.

How To Turn On Or Off Core Isolation Memory Integrity In Windows 10

1. First, open the START MENU on your Windows 10; the Start Menu is located at the bottom-left corner of your PC screen. You can also access it through the keyboard on the Windows device.
2. In the Start Menu, click on search programs and type DEVICE MANAGER in the search box, then click the search icon. A list of programs related to your search query will display; go ahead and left-click DEVICE MANAGER from the list to open it.
3. Select the view tab and then choose SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES. Now, scroll down to WD Drive Management Devices, and double-click on it to expand.
4. Now, right-click on WDSES Device > left-click UNINSTALL DEVICE > UNINSTALL; then go ahead and restart your computer. After restarting your Windows 10 computer, follow the first three steps to Re-Install the WDSES Device.

IN CONCLUSION: The guide outlined in this tutorial should help resolve the problem associated with Core Isolation Memory Integrity that prevents it from either turning on or off.

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