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PSE 8 in Windows 11 Driver Issue

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June 1, 2025
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I've got PSE 8 from about 2009.

I moved from W10 to W11 a couple of days ago and installed PSE 8 from the original CD.

The problem is that W11 memory integrity really doesn't like two drivers ...

Px Engine Device Driver and PxHlpa64.sys both of which seem to relate to CD / DVD (writing, presumably).

PSE 8 then seems to work UNTIL I reboot, when it fails to start. The blue screen offers the opportunity to restore a Restore Point and that brings it back ... but without PSE 8, of course.

Someone must have found a way to install PSE 8 on W11 by now, so I look forward to receiving any advice

(apart from "upgrading") 🙂

I really like PSE 8 (and I really hated PSE 14 when I tried it years ago) PSE 8 is simple and does what I need it to do.

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Correct answer Colin 987654321

SOLUTION - as had been suggested (and also suggested on other forums) a solution is to install PSE8 then search for the problem driver ... and delete it BEFORE rebooting (otherwise the PC simply will not start).

When installing it looked like there could be 2 drivers but it seems one report was just a general description of the one problem driver ... PxHlpa64.sys

On my Windows 11 PC, that driver existed in 2 locations ...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sonic Shared\PX Drivers

C:\Windows\System32\drivers

I deleted both and PSE8 seems run fine (in only a very brief test so far) and it reboots ok

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Colin 987654321AuthorCorrect answer

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SOLUTION - as had been suggested (and also suggested on other forums) a solution is to install PSE8 then search for the problem driver ... and delete it BEFORE rebooting (otherwise the PC simply will not start).

When installing it looked like there could be 2 drivers but it seems one report was just a general description of the one problem driver ... PxHlpa64.sys

On my Windows 11 PC, that driver existed in 2 locations ...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sonic Shared\PX Drivers

C:\Windows\System32\drivers

I deleted both and PSE8 seems run fine (in only a very brief test so far) and it reboots ok

Jeff Arola

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Only Photoshop Elements 1 and 2 have issues with drives bigger than 1TB.

Adobe fixed the drive isue in PSE 3 and Photoshop CS, so any Photoshop Elemenents version PSE 3 and newer should work fine with drives larger than 1TB.

Sounds an issue being disscussed here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-elements-discussions/is-photoshop-elements-10-compatible-on-windows-11/m-p/13776673#M90183

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Colin 987654321Author

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Yes, I think that if there's not a more specific solution, then I will try deleting or renaming those drivers

Glenn 8675309

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Make a new partition no larger that 1TB- heck a 50 GB partion would work- install it that new partition. Run the exe file in compatability mode and run it as an administrator.

Older versions have problems with Hard drives bigger than 1TB.

Using Disk Management

Open Disk Management: Right-click the Start button and select Disk Management.
Shrink an Existing Volume:

Find the drive you want to partition.
Right-click it and select Shrink Volume.
Enter the amount of space to shrink and click Shrink.

Create a New Partition:

Right-click the Unallocated Space and select New Simple Volume.
Follow the wizard to assign a drive letter and format the partition.
Click Finish, and your new partition will be ready to use.

For a visual guide, check out this video tutorial or this step-by-step article. Let me know if you need more details!

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Colin 987654321Author

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Good idea, Glenn, but I don't think that's right for me.

My boot SSD is only half that size.

My problem is related to Windows 11 trying to be super-safe but messing things up for (presumably) older programs like mine which were written differently from today (so it seems). See the links below ...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/a-driver-can-t-load-on-this-device-8eea34e5-ff4b-16ec-870d-61a4a43b3dd5

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/device-security-in-the-windows-security-app-afa11526-de57-b1c5-599f-3a4c6a61c5e2#bkmk_coreisolation