Windows 10: wdfilter.sys is corrupt when I try to uninstall third party AV

Whenever I try to uninstall Kaspersky my windows would enter repair mode after a restart. It will fail and then generate a SrtTrail.txt file. I have to use a Restore point to get back to desktop. Kaspersky won't start anymore after that but still on my computer. Windows Defender however is working fine. I tried sfc /scannow but couldn't find any issues. How do I remove Kaspersky without corrupting Windows defender? I'm on Windows 10 1903 18362.959. Any help is appreciated.

Here's the content of the generated file:

Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log
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Last successful boot time: ‎09/‎12/‎2020 01:04:37 (GMT)
Number of repair attempts: 1

Session details
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System Disk = \Device\Harddisk0
Windows directory = C:\WINDOWS
AutoChk Run = 0
Number of root causes = 1

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: System disk test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk failure diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 1000 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Target OS test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 16 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Volume content check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 94 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Boot manager diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: System boot log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Event log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 15 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Internal state check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for installed LCU
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 2813 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for installed driver updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 703 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Check for pending package install
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 1672 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Boot status test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Setup state check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 47 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Registry hives test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 469 ms

Test Performed:
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Name: Windows boot log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 ms

Root cause found:
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Boot critical file c:\windows\system32\drivers\wd\wdfilter.sys is corrupt.

Repair action: File repair
Result: Failed. Error code = 0x57
Time taken = 1109 ms

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3rd party AV program

I'm trying to turn-on Windows Defender and I receive a message to uninstall 3rd party AV program. How do I identify the 3rd party AV program
installed?

 

3rd party AV program

The message you are describing may be observed if another antivirus program is still installed or there are remnants of a third party antivirus program still installed.

Turn Windows Security on or off
Note the statement "If you want to use Windows Defender Antivirus, uninstall all of your other antivirus programs and Windows Defender Antivirus will automatically turn on. You may be asked to restart your device."

Go to Security and Maintenance, look in 'Security' and see what program is listed under Virus Protection. Windows Defender will not be enabled and functioning properly if there is a program other than Windows Defender listed.

For further information see the reply of quietman7 in Windows Defender

You may want to try the steps recommended in Problems
starting Windows Defender in Windows 8/8.1/10 to include running SFC, scanning for malware with Malwarebytes and running the software removal tools for any security software (Avast,
AVG, McAfee, Norton, whatever) that may have previously been on the computer followed by a reboot? List of
anti-malware product removal tools

And see Configure Windows Defender in Windows
8, 8.1 and 10

If you can't resolve this issue suggest you post back in this thread and provide additional information.

Regards…

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PLS HELP MY COMPUTER RESTARTS AUTOMATICALLY

Okay. Now I see other users reporting that too.

https://www.tenforums.com/bsod-crashes-debuggin...

https://www.tenforums.com/bsod-crashes-debuggin...

Now what I suggest is:

1. Install another 3rd party AV until next week.

2. Next week, Install version 1803(Though it is releasing tomorrow but for stability wait until next week) which should resolve this.