Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows

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”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 10
  3. Your PC will reboot and your should see this screen. Using arrow keys select “Troubleshoot” and press enter.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  4. Select “Advanced options”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  5. Now proceed to “Startup settings”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  6. Press “Restart” and wait until your PC restart.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  7. Now you should see “Startup Settings”. Press F7 to “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  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”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  3. Open “User Configuration” > “Administrative templates” > “System” > “Driver Installation” > right click on “Code signing for device drivers” and select “Edit”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  4. Select “Enable” and in “When Windows detects a driver file without a digital signature” select “Ignore”.Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows
  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.