How to Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 10/8/7

In case you’ve required to install unsigned drivers and you need to disable driver signature check on your PC here’s a short guide on how to do that.

[Guide] Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows

Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 10/8 using additional Startup Settings

1. Go to “Setting” > “Update and Security“.
2. Select “Recovery” on the left side menu and press “Restart now” below “Advanced startup”.
3. Your PC will reboot and your should see this screen. Using arrow keys select “Troubleshoot” and press enter.
4. Select “Advanced options”.
5. Now proceed to “Startup settings”.
6. Press “Restart” and wait until your PC restart.
7. Now you should see “Startup Settings”. Press F7 to “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement”.
8. After system restart you can install any unsigned driver.

Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 10/8 with Local Group Policy Editor

The second method on how to disable driver signature enforcement is use “Local Group Policy Editor” app. To do this follow these steps below:

1. Press Win + R to open “Run”.
2. Type “gpedit.msc” and press “Ok”.
3. Open “User Configuration” > “Administrative templates” > “System” > “Driver Installation” > right click on “Code signing for device drivers” and select “Edit”.
4. Select “Enable” and in “When Windows detects a driver file without a digital signature” select “Ignore”.
5. Press “Ok” to confirm. Now you can close “Local Group Policy Editor” and continue to install required drivers.

Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 7

On Windows 7 you can disable driver signature enforcement by holding F8 button on system startup and selecting “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement” option in boot menu.