Memory integrity system readiness scan tool

The memory integrity system readiness scan tool, hvciscan_amd64.exe and hvciscan_arm64.exe, is used to check a system for compatibility with memory integrity. Memory integrity is a virtualization-based security (VBS) feature available in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 or higher. Memory integrity and VBS improve the threat model of Windows and provide stronger protections against malware trying to exploit the Windows kernel. VBS uses the Windows hypervisor to create an isolated virtual environment that becomes the root of trust of the OS that assumes the kernel can be compromised. Memory integrity is a critical component that protects and hardens Windows by running kernel mode code integrity within the isolated virtual environment of VBS. Memory integrity also restricts kernel memory allocations that could be used to compromise the system, ensuring that kernel memory pages are only made executable after passing code integrity checks inside the secure runtime environment, and executable pages themselves are never writable. The memory integrity system readiness scan tool notifies you if the device has any known compatiblilty issues. For more information about the types of issues that the tool may report, see https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/oem-hvci-enablement.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022

Windows 10 or higher Windows Server 2016 or higher

From a command window, run hvciscan_[architecture].exe