Windivert Driver Cannot Be Installed You Must Restart Your Computer Top

Windows 10/11 requires all drivers to be digitally signed. If the WinDivert driver signature is corrupted or deemed invalid, Windows will refuse to install it. Go to . Under Advanced startup , click Restart now .

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If your software uses a specific versioned name (like WinDivert1.4), run the same commands using that specific name (e.g., sc delete WinDivert1.4 ). Restart the application. 2. Force Elevated Administrator Permissions Windows 10/11 requires all drivers to be digitally signed

The "WinDivert driver cannot be installed: You must restart your computer" error typically occurs when the Windows system fails to install the WinDivert driver due to a pending restart. This can happen for various reasons:

Very old builds of WinDivert (pre-1.4) may not support Windows 11 22H2+ or ARM64 devices. Under Advanced startup , click Restart now

and run:

The most common cause is a ghost service from a previous session that didn't shut down properly. Open as an Administrator and run these commands to clear it: sc stop WinDivert sc delete WinDivert If you share with third parties, their policies apply

Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers . Look for any file named WinDivert.sys or WinDivert64.sys .

If you have a previous version of WinDivert installed, try uninstalling it:

After installation, re-enable protection and add the WinDivert path to the allowed list.

Type the following command to stop the conflicting service and press : sc stop windivert Use code with caution.