Ftk Imager Could Not Start Driver New [verified]

Your antivirus may be quarantining the driver as soon as FTK Imager extracts it.

: Security software may flag the FTK driver’s attempt to read raw memory or disk sectors as malicious activity. Temporarily disable active monitoring or add an exclusion for FTK Imager.exe . ftk imager could not start driver new

Since Windows Vista, Microsoft requires kernel-mode drivers to be digitally signed by a trusted authority. While AccessData does sign their drivers, sometimes: Your antivirus may be quarantining the driver as

When the error says "Could not start driver new," it means FTK Imager attempted to install or start this kernel driver on your system, and Windows either blocked the operation or the driver failed to initialize. ftk imager could not start driver new