Windivert Driver Cannot Be Installed You Must Restart Your Computer Top !!top!! Jun 2026

and runs: pnputil /enum-drivers | findstr WinDivert → No active drivers found, confirming it’s a stale lock.

: The application is trying to use a 32-bit driver on a 64-bit system, or the necessary .sys files are missing from the app's directory. Step-by-Step Fixes 1. Manually Clear the Old Service and runs: pnputil /enum-drivers | findstr WinDivert →

Behind the scenes, Windows maintains a registry flag that blocks new driver installations if a system restart is pending—often from Windows Update. The error message is actually Windows’ way of saying: “Finish your updates before I load new drivers.” and runs: pnputil /enum-drivers | findstr WinDivert →

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