Windows7: Disable the need for digital signature drivers. Description, instructions and references

All operating systems of the Windows family are equipped with a special service that checks the licensing and quality of software and drivers installed on a personal computer. Of course, it does not monitor the license of hacked games and will not prevent you from installing them. But this service is well suited to, in order to check how safe software you are going to install. However, sometimes this utility should be disabled, so today we will tell you about disabling the digital signature verification drivers.

EDS

What is it about? The digital signature is a kind of mark on the driver or application, which is the guarantee that no changes have been made to it. It can be compared with a wax seal on a letter. If at least someone tried to hack and change the program (letter), this label disappears (is damaged) and at the subsequent installation you will be notified that there is no signature. Drivers without a digital signature in Windows are installed (or not) depending on the selected mode of operation of one particular service. Today we will talk about how to turn it off.

Security

So, we figured out what digital signatures in Windows 7 are. How to disable the service that checks them, you'll find out a little later. First make sure that you really understand the need to turn off the check. The main problem is that by this action you greatly reduce the security of your system. This is said by experienced users.

For example, you install the driver on a graphics card. Most well-known manufacturers use EDS to confirm the authenticity of the supplied software. If your computer starts to "swear" at the lack of a signature, it means that some programmer has made changes to this driver package. In this case it could be a virus or a spy embedded in the program's shell. And you'd better interrupt the installation. Some users, after disabling the scan, found unpleasant surprises.

On the other hand, if you install a program from a little-known or new publisher, then with a high degree of probability there will not be any EDS on it simply because they did not initially put it. That's why many useful applications get the glory of "virused" from users, which they also co-create in the reviews. These programs are easily modified by attackers. In such cases, the source from which you download them is much more important.

Difference

Most people who are interested in the question of how to disable Windows 8 driver signature verification do not understand that this process is the same for any version of the operating system. The difference can be unless in the ways we use to activate the option we need, but even in this case, it will be difficult to notice the differences.

A simple way

The easiest way is to quickly turn off the digital signature verification driver by restarting the computer. However, here there are a few nuances, which should be known in advance.

1. On Windows 7, you just need to restart the computer. Then press F8 to select specific options.
2. In the "eight" and "ten" everything is different. You have to go through a sequence of several reboots. First you need the item "Update ...", which can be found in the right drop-down menu if you go to "Options". You will need to select "Special download options". After that, the system will restart. In the appeared window find "Diagnostics", and then "Options". In the "Restart" you can find a line indicating the desired boot option.

It is worth noting that this method is very unreliable. You disable the EDS check only for the time that you have a session. The next time you boot your computer, you will have to select the "Special Option" again. So this item is an exceptionally temporary way to solve this problem with Windows7. You can disable the need for digital signature drivers in more reliable ways.

"Policy"

If you have administrator rights on the computer, then you can use one of several methods, which we will discuss below. The first one involves using the Group Policy Editor. It only sounds scary, in fact, anyone who knows at least a little bit of Windows7 will be able to use this method. Disable the need for digital signature drivers and their verification, you can by running a special built-in utility.

First, run it. To do this, either open the Start menu, or click on the Win + R button combination. A search string should appear before you. Enter the name of the gpedit.msc service in it - and the program's start window will open before you.

Now we need to find among the set of folders necessary. First of all, go to the "User Configuration", and from there to the "Administrative Templates". Then choose "System" and "Driver Installation". As a result, pay attention to the right half of the screen. Choose "Digital signatures ...".

1. In the menu that opens, you can choose which option suits you best. On the one hand, you can simply disable this service, and then the next time the computer boots, it will not work.
2. On the other hand, you can leave this utility enabled, but tell it to skip all unsigned drivers. You decide.

In general, both methods are good for Windows7. Disable the need for digital signature drivers, you can and a slightly different way. Especially considering that the gpedit.msc service may not be available on all operating system assemblies.

Command

Another way out of this situation will give us the command line. Having registered the necessary information in it, you can make changes. The main advantage of this method is that it is available to the user always and on any machine. So just follow the instructions.

1. Open the command line.
2. We register the main command bcdedit.exe. "Input" does not click.
3. Now you need to set the parameters. The following expression is best: nointegritychecks ON. It means that you turn on "off". Yes, it sounds strange, but that was the logic of the creators of the operating system. To enable signature verification, enter the same command, only with the OFF option.

As you can see, everything happens quite simply due to the versatility of Windows7. Disable the need for digital signature drivers in this case allows you to have a friendly user interface, despite some logical inconsistencies like the syntax of commands.

Finally

Now you know how to disable the EDS check in the operating system. If you are an independent developer, perhaps you are not satisfied with this option. Therefore, there are two more ways to solve the problem with the cussing on the lack of a signature OS.

1. Purchase of an officially registered EDS. In many cities there are offices that provide services for registering an electronic digital signature.
2. Forge the signature yourself at home. However, this is a very complex and lengthy process, and it will therefore be easier to turn off the check for home purposes. In other cases, an attempt at forgery will mean that you are trying to hide the signs of interference in the program. Therefore, we will not discuss this issue in detail.