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Another odd thing about the above. I keep getting a notification that 'memory integrity is 'off' but I can't turn it on-I've tried Autoruns and deleted 2 drivers but am still getting the same message after numerous restarts!
Anyone got the same problem and know how to fix it?
Wish I'd stayed with 10!

There are probably drivers you need that are not compatible with Core Memory Integrity -- dismiss the warning (which is what I do); it's a 'nice to have', not worth modifying your hardware for.

Again, this issue has nothing to do with Family Historian.

I sent John an email offlist so that I can send a fix for this issue to him.

Here's the fix. I needed to find the website again. <g>
https://www.urtech.ca/2021/11/solved-co ... ewin8-sys/

One of the common offenders in this regard is PxHlpa64.sys. It is a Corel driver which was installed on my machine as part of the Adobe Photoshop Elements/Premier package. In Windows 11 it is found in C:\Windows\System32\drivers.

I have no idea what the file's function is. One internet posting suggested that it has something to do with one's CD/DVD drive. (Remember CDs?).

I dealt with it by renaming it and disabling its startup. I used AUTORUNS for that purpose but one could also use Windows built-in services controls.

I use Photoshop Elements a lot and have not experienced any problems resulting from this operation. I do not use Adobe Premier Elements, so I cannot say whether disabling PxHlpa64.sys has crippled it somehow.

Once PxHlpa64.sys driver was disabled and my machine rebooted, I was able to restore the memory integrity setting.

Robert

Jim Byram wrote: ↑

01 Feb 2023 14:08

I sent John an email offlist so that I can send a fix for this issue to him.

Here's the fix. I needed to find the website again. <g>
https://www.urtech.ca/2021/11/solved-co ... ewin8-sys/

Not the fix, a fix. It doesn't work for me. Dismissing the warning/turning off the memory integrity check seems a lot safer than deleting random drivers to see if that 'does the trick'.

As this is off-topic, I'm locking it. Future off-topic posts will be deleted.

From Microsoft

Why do incompatible drivers prevent using Memory integrity?

Turning on the Memory integrity setting would block these incompatible drivers from loading. Because blocking these drivers might cause unwanted or unexpected behaviors, the Memory integrity setting is turned off to allow these drivers to load.

If you want to restore the Memory integrity setting, you can try to resolve a driver incompatibility by seeing if an updated and compatible driver is available through Windows Update or from the driver manufacturer. Microsoft does not recommend that you delete drivers to attempt to restore this setting.