Windows 10/11: Microsofts HVCI-Memory Integrity Scan-Tool

WindowsMicrosoft has already released a toool for HVCI-Memory Integrity Compatibility Checks (hvciscan.exe) for Windows 10 and Windows 11 at the beginning of May 2023. With this tool, administrators can check whether a system has compatibility problems with memory integrity or hypervisor protected code integrity (HVCI). The tool is available for Windows Server 2016 through 2022, in addition to the clients mentioned above.


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The tool can be downloaded from this Microsoft download page. The hvciscan.exe file can be used to detect Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI) compatibility issues on Windows. Available is hvciscan.exe for the following Windows versions:

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

Versions for AMD64 and ARM64 architecture are available on the download page. After downloading, the tool must be called in a command prompt with administrative permissions.

HVCI Scan Tools

Microsoft has published some information about memory integrity and Virtualization-based Security (VBS) and says:

hat auf dieser Seite einige Informationen zur Speicherintegrität und Virtualization-based Security (VBS) veröffentlicht. Auf dieser Seite heißt es:


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Memory integrity is sometimes referred to as hypervisor protected code integrity (HVCI) or hypervisor enforced code integrity and was originally released as part of Device Guard. Device Guard is no longer used, except for finding memory integrity and VBS settings in Group Policy or the Windows Registry.

At Neowin.net you can find this post with some hints about the tool.


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