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Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows: 4 Tested Ways
Find out how you can disable the driver signature enforcement safely
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Updated onNovember 8, 2024
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To fix various driver issues on your PC, you will need a dedicated tool to find the freshest and the original drivers. You can use PC HelpSoft Driver Updater to do it in 3 easy steps:
Windows 10 and 11 requiredigitally signed drivers, but sometimes, you need to install drivers that aren’t digitally signed, and we’re going to show you how to do that.
If you disable the driver signature enforcement, you’ll be able to install unsigned drivers. There are no issues with doing that, but keep in mind that after the first restart, the driver signature will be enabled again.
How do I disable enforcement signature?
1. Change the Startup settings
This is the simplest way to disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 10 but bear in mind that this method will only disable driver signature temporarily.
After you restart your computer driver signature enforcement will automatically turn itself on.
To disable driver signature enforcement do the following:
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Press and hold theShiftkey on yourkeyboardand click theRestartbutton.
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ChooseTroubleshoot> Advanced options > Startup Settingsand click theRestartbutton.
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When your computer restarts you’ll see a list of options. PressF7on your keyboard to selectDisable driver signature enforcement.
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Your computer will now restart and you’ll be able to install unsigned drivers.
Bear in mind that this method only temporarily disables driver signature enforcement, so be sure to install all the unsigned drivers as soon as you can.
You can automatically install the drivers you need by using dedicated software that installs all of your out-of-date and missing drivers for you.
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2. Disable driver signing code
Another solution is to use the Local Group Policy Editor. Keep in mind that you have to be careful while messing with the Policy Editor, and don’t modify anything else.
To disable the driver signing code, follow the steps:
3. Put Windows in test mode
If you don’t want to disable driver signing permanently, you can choose to enter the Windows 10 test mode.
In test mode, you can install any drivers you want without experiencing any problems. Don’t forget to go to normal Windows 10 mode after you solve your problem:
4. Disable driver signature enforcement Windows 10 permanently
The previous solution will only disable driver signature enforcement temporarily. But if you want to disable it permanently, follow these steps:
Alternatively, you can disable driver signature enforcement by using these steps:
Bear in mind that using this solution will disable driver signature enforcement permanently, thus making your computer somewhat vulnerable.
Driver signature enforcement is a useful feature that provides extra protection, but sometimes extra protection can cause problems when installing certain drivers.
We hope that you now understand how driver signature enforcement works and how to disable it in Windows 10.
Issues such asWindows cannot verify digital signature – Code 52will require you to disable signature enforcement, and this is safe to do, as long as you download drivers from official and trusted sources.
So if you encounterThe driver has been blocked from loadingthe message, disabling the signature enforcement might be helpful.
Do you know of any other workarounds? Feel free to share them in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Fix Driver issues,Windows 10 drivers
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
