livekd is unable to find and load LiveKdD.SYS even though the file is present

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2021-11-24T17:13:45.977+00:00

livekd on my system (Windows 10) is unable to find and load LiveKdD.SYS even though the file is present in c:\windows\system32\drivers. This causes !process command to fail.

I have reinstalled Windows SDK, uninstalled and/or disabled my anti-virus software. I have tried installing the SDK in a more standard location in C:. None of this fixes the issue.

Please see the output below. Notice that LiveKdD.SYS is present in the directory C:\Windows\System32\drivers. And yet, livekd gives the error, "Unable to load image \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\LiveKdD.SYS, Win32 error 0n2" (file not found).

What could be wrong?

C:\Windows\System32\drivers>dir livekdd.sys
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 40AB-F993

 Directory of C:\Windows\System32\drivers

24-11-2021  21:53            39,272 LiveKdD.SYS
               1 File(s)         39,272 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  373,415,141,376 bytes free

C:\Windows\System32\drivers>livekd

LiveKd v5.63 - Execute kd/windbg on a live system
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Launching D:\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\kd.exe:

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.22000.194 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\WINDOWS\livekd.dmp]
Kernel Complete Dump File: Full address space is available

Comment: 'LiveKD live system view'

************* Path validation summary **************
Response                         Time (ms)     Location
Deferred                                       srv*c:\Symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Symbol search path is: srv*c:\Symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Edition build lab: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff807`75400000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff807`7602a2d0
Debug session time: Wed Nov 24 22:38:28.998 2021 (UTC + 5:30)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:46:49.673
Loading Kernel Symbols
...............................................................
................................................................
................................................................
..................................
Loading User Symbols

Loading unloaded module list
.............
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
0: kd> .tlist notepad.exe
Unable to load image \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\LiveKdD.SYS, Win32 error 0n2
 0n3176 notepad.exe
0: kd> !process 0n3176
Searching for Process with Cid == c68
Cannot resolve nt!_EPROCESS object type
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