What this guide is (and is not)
Idle Sleep after / “never sleep on AC” as the farm policy belongs in always-on-pc-earnapp-setup-europe-2026. Firewall allow-app on Private belongs in earnapp-windows-firewall-europe-2026. Background apps Always belongs in earnapp-windows-background-apps-europe-2026. Metered Wi‑Fi or Ethernet belongs in earnapp-windows-metered-connection-europe-2026. A tray that vanished after reboot belongs in earnapp-windows-autostart-reboot-europe-2026. First-run SmartScreen belongs in earnapp-windows-smartscreen-install-europe-2026. VPN split-tunnel versus EarnApp bans belongs in vpn-split-tunnel-vs-earn-app-bans-europe-2026. A week of $0 with the official tray Online belongs in earnapp-offline-zero-earnings-europe-2026. Power mode, Energy Saver, Efficiency / EcoQoS, Game Mode, Xbox Game Bar, Processor idle disable, Processor performance boost mode, Maximum processor state, Minimum processor state, System cooling policy, USB Root Hub Device Manager, USB 3 LPM, USB selective suspend, NIC adapter checkbox, Wi‑Fi Power Saving Mode, random MAC, EEE / Green Ethernet, PCIe ASPM, Fast startup, Modern Standby, Hibernate, hybrid sleep, lid close, power button, turn-off-display, hard-disk timeout, AHCI HIPM/DIPM, new-PC and first PayPal have their own pages. Here the stall was Memory integrity (HVCI / Core isolation) still incompatible with the farm box NIC driver while Sleep after was already Never, Background apps already Always, Firewall already allowed on Private, Energy Saver already Off, Power mode already Best performance, and the tray still claimed Online or Limited.
RefDeal will not invent a “HVCI off promo,” a Memory-integrity coupon, or an EU payout minimum copied from a 2023 screenshot. Windows 11 Memory integrity (Core isolation) is a hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) switch: when On, Windows only loads drivers that pass a stricter signing/compatibility check. OEM Realtek USB-Ethernet dongles, leftover vendor NICs, and some Intel I225/I226 stacks fail after a feature update: Device Manager shows a yellow bang, the adapter flaps, or Windows falls back to a virtual/Wi‑Fi path Bright Data does not treat as residential. EarnApp is a Bright Data client that needs a live, recognisably residential session on the home Ethernet path. Install from the tracked invite, then confirm Memory integrity versus the NIC you actually farm — do not download a “HVCI unlock.reg” from a chat. Do not farm a phone hotspot or a work laptop whose MDM forces Memory integrity On and blocks unsigned OEM drivers forever.
Confirm it is Memory integrity, not Firewall or SmartScreen
Memory integrity dropping the NIC driver is not a Firewall Public block — it is a quiet-hour EarnApp stall from a Windows 11 HVCI driver gate on an “awake” box, not a missing promo code.
- Windows Security → Device security → Core isolation details. Note Memory integrity On or Off. Screenshot before you touch anything. Then Device Manager → Network adapters: if Ethernet has a yellow bang, Code 48/Code 52, or “this device cannot start” only while Memory integrity is On, that is this page
- If Memory integrity is already Off (or On with a clean Ethernet adapter) but Windows Firewall still blocks EarnApp.exe on Public, that is the Firewall guide first. HVCI does not write the allow-list
- If Memory integrity is already compatible with the NIC but Background apps is still Never, that is the Background-apps guide first. HVCI does not grant background-run permission
- If Memory integrity is already compatible but the NIC is still Metered, that is the metered-connection guide. Metered is a cost flag, not Core isolation
- If Memory integrity is already compatible but a VPN is on (even split-tunnel), that is the VPN-split-tunnel guide. Bright Data often flags datacentre/VPN exits; turning HVCI Off will not fix a VPN path
- If Put my device to sleep after is 5, 10, or 15 minutes on AC, that is the always-on guide first. A parked machine after Sleep is Sleep (or Modern Standby), not Memory integrity that withheld a driver
- If the tray vanished after reboot and EarnApp is not even in Installed apps until you reinstall, that is the autostart / SmartScreen path first — SmartScreen is a first-run reputation check, not HVCI
- Search Microsoft Learn for “Windows 11 Core isolation Memory integrity incompatible driver,” not a Telegram “EarnApp HVCI off.reg”. Group Policy / MDM can restore Memory integrity On after reboot — check those if the toggle snaps back. OEM “secure PC” SKUs (Surface, some business laptops) often lock HVCI On — those chassis are weak EarnApp farm boxes if the NIC cannot load
- After a quiet hour, reopen Device Manager. If Ethernet is Present, Connected, no bang, Memory integrity On, Firewall allowed on Private, Background apps Always, Sleep after Never, and the tray is still Limited, check NIC power-saving / USB hub / Power mode / Energy Saver next, then the offline/$0 guide
Fix Memory integrity versus the farm-box NIC
Do this on the machine that actually runs EarnApp, on the home Ethernet path you intend to keep. Do not fight a work laptop whose MDM restores HVCI On with a banned dongle, and do not farm a phone hotspot.
- Open /earnapp/ and use the RefDeal tracked invite if the client is not installed yet. The invite attributes a first signup. It does not change Core isolation
- Best EU path: spare Ethernet mini-PC — Memory integrity On with an OEM-supported onboard NIC (Intel I219/I225/I226 or Realtek from the motherboard vendor, not a random USB-C dongle). Firewall allow on Private. Background apps = Always. Power mode = Best performance plugged in. Energy Saver Off. Efficiency leaf Off. Game Mode Off. Sleep after = Never. Leave Windows Firewall On. Leave the box on AC, vents clear
- If Device Manager yellow-bangs Ethernet only when Memory integrity is On: download the current NIC driver from the PC/motherboard OEM (not a third-party “driver booster”). Reboot. If the bang remains, replace the USB dongle with a chipset that Microsoft lists as HVCI-compatible, or use onboard Ethernet
- If you must turn Memory integrity Off: do it only on a dedicated spare farm PC you own, after you documented Device Manager before/after. Windows Security → Device security → Core isolation details → Memory integrity Off → restart. Treat this as a last resort — you traded a security control for a driver, you did not unlock a payout
- On a real travel laptop: keep Memory integrity On and skip EarnApp there if the NIC cannot load under HVCI. Farm overnight only on AC with a compatible home Ethernet adapter, Firewall allow on Private, Background apps Always, Sleep Never, and the chassis not in a bag
- Tell the household: a dark monitor is supposed to happen; Memory integrity On does not “open” EarnApp to the internet. Do not buy a “HVCI whitelist pack”. If a Windows feature update re-broke the dongle, redo this page from the OEM driver, not from a chat ZIP
After the NIC stays loaded under Memory integrity and Sleep stays Never
Sign in with the same account you intend to keep. Leave the box on AC. Confirm the official tray through a quiet hour on home Ethernet. Use /earnapp/ if you never started from our tracked invite.
- Tray Online through a quiet week with Memory integrity On (or Off only on a dedicated spare box), Ethernet Present, Firewall allow on Private, Background apps Always, and Sleep Never: leave it. We will not quote a fake first-day amount. Screenshot your own dashboard if you need a record
- Memory integrity On but Ethernet still yellow-bangs: stay on this page until the OEM driver or a compatible adapter loads
- NIC clean under HVCI but Firewall still blocks Public: switch to the Firewall guide
- NIC clean under HVCI but Background apps still Never: switch to the Background-apps guide
- NIC clean under HVCI but the NIC is Metered: switch to the metered-connection guide
- NIC clean under HVCI but a VPN is still on: switch to the VPN-split-tunnel guide
- NIC clean under HVCI but Sleep after still has minutes: switch to the always-on guide
- NIC clean under HVCI but the tray vanished after reboot: switch to the autostart guide
- NIC clean under HVCI, stall is a USB dock: switch to the USB Root Hub guide
- NIC clean under HVCI, Firewall allowed on Private, Power mode Best performance, Energy Saver Off, Efficiency leaf Off, Background apps Always, Sleep Never, unmetered home fibre, tray Online or Limited, still $0 after a quiet week: switch to the offline/$0 guide (official binary, Limited, ISP)
What we will not claim
There is no RefDeal EarnApp promo code, no published “HVCI bonus,” and no honest EU minimum we can paste from a 2023 screenshot. Primary CTA stays the EarnApp offer with our tracked invite. Hub: /guides/bandwidth-safety/. Starter: /en/start/bandwidth/.