getting a warning in Win 11 that "memory integrity is off" and it is likely due to incom

Question

I am getting a warning in Windows 11 that "memory integrity is off" and it may make my PC vulneable. t suggests incompatible drivers might b the problem and tells me not to dete them but doesn't tell me what to do. Groan. I thought I had waited long enough for this OS to be cleaned up and working properly. I was wrong.

Answer 1

I would like to add that a Microsoft tech said that I needed to reinstall Windows 11 and that would fix the problem. IT DID NOT. I would like to know what tripped the "memory integrity" error and indication of incompatible driver. This all happened following updating to Windows 11.

Answer 2

I finally clicked the box in windows security that says "ignore incompatibility" and I have not had an issue since.

Answer 3

Hi Christine,

I understand that you are experiencing an issue with the "Memory Integrity Off" warning in Windows 11.

The reason you are receiving this pop-up warning is that Windows 11 turns off memory integrity by default, but you can manually turn it on to improve the security of your system.

Memory integrity is a protection mechanism that prevents malware and attackers from modifying and tampering with the operating system memory. Turning this feature on adds an extra layer of protection to your device, thereby reducing the risk of attack.

Below are the steps to turn on this feature:

Please open Windows 11 "Settings", go to "Privacy and Security" in the lower left corner, select "Open Windows Security Center", and then go to "Privacy and Security". , then go to "Device Security", click on "Kernel Isolation Details" on the right, and finally "Turn on "Memory Integrity". After completing this step, the warning you received should be gone.

I hope the above information is useful to you, please feel free to contact me if there is anything you are not sure about or need help with.

Best Regards,

Ian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 4

Thank you, Ian,

That was helpful but it takes me to an error saying I have incompatible drivers.

I have tried using windows update but it didn't find any.

I also use AVG driver Updater.

Is it safe to just leave it off until a new update fixes things?

I am a rookie with Win 11 after just upgrading after a long wait.

Christine

Answer 5

Hi Christine, thank you for your response!

As for your question of whether it's safe. We can try to deal with these incompatible drivers so that the Memory Integrity feature can be enabled properly and you won't be receive warning.

You have made two attempts to deal with driver incompatibilities, which is significant.

However, these methods may not be able to accurately identify programs that are incompatible with turning on Memory Integrity.

You are getting "Incompatible Drivers" when you turn on "Memory Integrity", as far as I know, this error page usually lists the incompatible drivers on your computer, could you please check this page first to see if there are any relevant incompatible drivers?

What we need to do is to find these incompatible drivers in the device manager and upgrade or uninstall them.

If it's convenient, please send me a screenshot of the incompatible program and I will guide you to the next step.

Best wishes

Ian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist