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Unwanted driver after upgrade from 10 to 11

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#1 ·
My old game PC was one generation too old for a Windows 11 upgrade so I finally changed the motherboard and CPU so it would be compatible. The upgrade was from an I7 intel based ASUS motherboard to an AMD Gigabyte motherboard. I was able to use the existing memory and everything else and booted the system from the M.2 drive from the intel Windows 10. I didn't build it as a game PC since I just built a completely new one to replace the old intel one I just upgraded. The upgrade was just to have the old timer working at minimal cost from items in sale. It is an AM4 socket with a Ryzen R7 5700x.

Windows 11 is complaining about an ASUS driver, AsIO.sys, that I would like to remove. It is listed as vulnerable and is useless on the MSI MAG 550 motherboard. I can not find any information about removing it and was hoping someone here may be able to help. I'm sure there are other ASUS remnants on the system but they don't seem to be causing any problems.
 
#3 ·
The file appears to be associated with Asus PC Probe or AI Suite 3. Since these apps will be useless on your new motherboard, try finding and uninstalling them with Revo.

 
#4 ·
If you see that device in drive manager, click on it to see properties, then you should be able to select delete driver as opposed to update driver.
I am surprised though that you are getting that message since Windows normally only loads drivers for devices it finds. However it may still be in the "hal" file from your previous installation.
 
#7 · (Edited)
The best way to fix this is to do a clean install of Windows 11. You are likely to continue to run into problems caused by booting Windows that was installed for an Intel motherboard on an AMD motherboard.

If you want to just ignore the fact that your system is confused, you can just turn off the memory Integrity setting.


If you want to know what's going on with this commonly-seen issue, here's a long discussion.


Here's the resolution of this thread:

Deleted Windows.OLD
Removed all the AsIO.sys files found using "Everything"
used Revo to trace ASUS software and deleted everything ASUS related
Rebooted, system seems fine, no Vulnerable Driver Blocklist popup.

 
#8 ·
What version of Windows 11 do you have ? Home or Pro?
If Pro, you can turn off the Program Compatibility Assistant in the Group Policy Editor.

If the above method doesn't remove, try Searching the C: drive for it. Also, Search the Windows Registry.
 
#10 ·
Since you no longer have an Asus motherboard, there is no need for the AsIO.sys driver, the device that it was written for is no longer on your system, so this is secure.
This is what the link says:

Disable Windows 7 Program Compatibility Assistant
Follow these steps and check.
a. Click on Start button and in the Start search box type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
b. In the left pane, click on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Application Compatibility.
c. In the right pane, right click on Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant and click on Edit.
d. Now, select Enabled and click OK.
e. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.
f. Now, try to reinstall the game player and check.