Some modified drivers lack a valid driver signature and this prevents them from being installed on a 64-bit Windows Bone. To featherbed this restriction and exist able to install those drivers you need to run Windows in Test Style or boot Windows with "Disable driver signature enforcement" option. These methods are only needed for x64 versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows viii.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019.

Contents

  1. Exam Mode method
  2. Disable Driver Signature Enforcement method
  3. Comparison between "Examination Mode" and "Disable driver signature enforcement" methods

Page updates and announcements:

  • 05 April 2020: Updated Test Style batch files to v2.0, now they don't require to exist launched with "Run as ambassador" right click option and their window will show if errors occurred.

one. Test Mode method

How to enable Examination Fashion

Download and run enable_testmode_v2.0.bat file. Restart PC.

[or]

Press Kickoff->Search->type cmd then right-click on the result and click Run as administrator. In the CMD window type or re-create-paste bcdedit /set testsigning on and press enter. Restart PC.

Windows viii/8.one, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019: If you lot become the "The value is protected by Secure Kicking policy" error, you lot need to disable Secure Boot in BIOS before running the command.

How to hibernate/remove the Examination Manner watermark from desktop when Test Mode is enabled

If test style is enabled you lot will have a text watermark on the desktop. To hide it:

  • For Windows Vista/seven download this tool and check this guide on how to remove the TestMode watermark from the desktop.
  • For Windows 8/8.1/10 download this tool.

How to disable Test Fashion

Note: If you disable test way while you have drivers installed that need test way(unsigned drivers) those drivers will end functioning.

Download and run disable_testmode_v2.0.bat file. Restart PC.

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Press Showtime->Search->type cmd then right-click on it and click Run equally ambassador. In the CMD window type or copy-paste bcdedit /set testsigning off and press enter. Restart PC.

two. Disable Commuter Signature Enforcement method

You could attempt this method if you don't want Windows to ever run in Examination Mode. Compared to always running Windows in Test Manner, the "Disable commuter signature enforcement" method needs to be applied each time you lot install a new commuter that is unsigned.

How to disable driver signature enforcement on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

  1. Restart PC
  2. Press F8 repeatedly just after UEFI/BIOS initialization and before Windows would load
  3. Select "Disable commuter signature enforcement" choice.
  4. Install drivers. Afterward you restart your arrangement over again y'all won't be able to install unsigned drivers until you echo the steps i-3.

How to disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 8/8.ane, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019

  1. In Windows go to PC settings (y'all tin can search for information technology in Start).
  2. Click on "Update & recovery" on the left side.
  3. Click on "Recovery" on the left side.
  4. Click "Restart Now" button under Advanced startup.
  5. Select Troubleshoot ->Advanced setup -> Startup Settings and press Restart
  6. Press seven number central corresponding to "Disable driver signature enforcement" entry.
  7. Install drivers. Afterward you restart your organization over again yous won't be able to install unsigned drivers until you lot echo the steps i-6.
Notes about "Disable driver signature enforcement"

There is a small run a risk that drivers installed using this method might stop working later on some time, requiring another install. Causes for this are unknown.

Drivers previously installed with this method can be reinstalled without booting with "Disable commuter signature enforcement" if they are non uninstalled prior to the reinstallation.

On Windows 7, there might be cases where this method will not allow those drivers to load once Windows is booted normally. If you lot take this problem, let me know in the comments.

three. Comparing between "Test Way" and "Disable driver signature enforcement" methods

 Examination way  Disable commuter signature enforcement
installation [ + ] set up it and forget it [ - ] redo it each time you want to install a unsigned driver
security [ - ] e'er allows installation of other unsigned drivers, this allowance could be used to install malicious drivers that would be unsigned, this is a very rare possibility and should not be a trouble for a organisation running an antivirus or if the user is cautious [ + ] does not permanently allow the installation of unsigned drivers
additional setup [ - ] watermark on desktop that requires boosted steps in order to hibernate it [ + ] no watermark on desktop
[ - ] drivers may stop functioning, requiring that you lot reinstall them
compatibility
 		[-] there are some applications, such equally Battleye anticheat [1], that volition not work while Windows is in Test Mode

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