When the user installs the usual drivers, for example, a video card or any other device, everything goes well. Sometimes we can connect some unpopular device to which drivers are installed that do not pass digital signature verification. The error may look like this: , or error code 0xe000022f. The saddest thing is that it is not possible to tell Windows about the normality of the installed diver. To solve the problem and install the driver correctly, you will have to disable driver digital signature verification. To do this, we will restart the computer and enter recovery mode.
Almost all computer specialists know that drivers are needed to communicate the device with the operating system. Good and genuine drivers will never cause an incident. Microsoft suggests that all drivers be digitally signed. This is something like confirmation that the driver is complete and genuine.
I would like to warn you that disabling a digital signature is a bit dangerous task in the sense that a non-genuine driver can do a lot of bad things. If you are sure of your further actions, then we get to work.
Disable Driver Signature Verification in Windows 10 and 8
We need to do the following: go to the start menu and go to the shutdown item. With the SHIFT key held down, we restart the computer, do not release the key until a blue window appears.
The computer will restart and a blue window will appear with a choice of actions. We need to go to the point "Diagnostics".
We are looking for an item among the sections "Download Options".
We move on to the next stage, where there is only one button "Reload", it must be pressed. After that, new settings will be available to us.
In the window that appears, you need to select the item. If your parameters are in another language (English), then the item will look like Disable driver signature enforcement. To select the required item, you need to press the keys from F1 to F9, our version is under the F7 key. You can also press numbers from 1 to 9.
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Most modern drivers (which are available for download from major hardware manufacturers' websites) come with a digital signature. This signature "protects" you from a large number errors, incompatibility problems, viruses, etc. "good". However, every rule has its exceptions...
For example, you have old equipment that needs to be connected to a new PC (or you found a driver from a non-official manufacturer that can speed up your video card). Of course, when installing it, Windows will give you an error something like:
"Unable to verify the digital signature of the drivers required for this device.... The third party INF contains no signature information."
To still install a driver without a digital signature, you need to disable the special. protection. This is not difficult to do, and below I will present a couple of ways. However, I cannot but warn you that installing such software can cause all sorts of problems. (create a restore point so that if something happens, you can quickly return everything to its original state).
How to disable driver digital signature verification
Important: a few words about the first step before installing unknown drivers
I would like to warn everyone who plans to install a driver without a digital signature. After this action, it may become that your Windows OS will not boot. And if you do not prepare in advance for "such a turn" - you will have to lose a lot of time reinstalling the system, setting up and restoring programs, etc.
Therefore, before updating and installing "unknown" drivers, I would advise you to do a few of things:
The first way (temporary, works until the next reboot)
This method is the most versatile and convenient, because. works in all versions of Windows 10. In addition, in most cases, permanent disabling of signature verification is not required - for many users it is enough to install 1-2 drivers and "forget" about it for a while π.
Let's take a simple example of how this is done...
1) First, open START and go to Windows settings.
2) Open the section "Update & Security/Recovery" and use the special boot options tool (see screenshot below).
Diagnostics-> Advanced Options-> Boot Options
A button should appear at the bottom of the window. Reload"- use it.
Reload
4) After rebooting, Windows will show us a window with boot options - you need to select the boot option for the system, in which it will not check the signature of the drivers (this is item 7 - to select it, you need to press the key F7) .
5) Now, after booting the system and starting the driver installation - you should see a security warning window: in it you can click on the option "Install this driver anyway" . Task completed, see example below.
Important!
After the next reboot of Windows, the driver signature verification will turn on again (previously installed drivers (without a signature) should work, but installing new ones will not work).
Second way (permanent)
This option to disable signature verification is suitable for those who often have to reinstall drivers, connect various pieces of hardware for testing, etc. (or if the first method for some reason does not work). Of course, the shutdown occurs until such time as you yourself turn on the check again ...
Note: The method is not available for cut down versions of Windows 10 Home.
1) And so, first you need to open the group policy editor: for this you need to press the keys simultaneously Win+R, and in the window that appears "Run" enter command gpedit.msc. Screenshot example below.
2) After that, in the editor window that opens, go to the following section:
User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Driver Installation
It should contain the parameter "Digital Signature of Device Drivers" , you need to open it (see screenshot below).
Local Group Policy Editor / Clickable
Extras would be nice as always...
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User Question
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I had to transfer photos from my phone to my computer. I connected this device to a PC (the computer sees it), and even tries to install drivers, but to no avail. I tried to manually start the search for drivers through the device manager, writes that there are drivers, but cannot install, because: " Wrong section service installation in this .inf file".
Help me please...
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Relatively recently, I restored the work of one laptop ... When I connected the phone to it, absolutely nothing happened: Windows 10 installed on it did not find the drivers and did not automatically install them.
Moreover, the second OS Windows 7 - saw the phone in normal mode and it was possible to exchange files. It was clear that the matter was in the OS, and after a few minutes, a solution was found. I will share it here, I mean that a similar problem is quite popular ...
Solving the problem of installing "firewood" in steps
1) Is your device visible? Are the cables and ports working?
The first thing I recommend to start with is to decide: " Does your device see a laptop (computer)?. It is possible that the problem is with the cable or USB port, and when you connect the phone - it is simply "invisible", so the drivers are not installed.
How to define it?
Very simple. Pay attention, does the battery charge appear when you connect the device to the USB port of the PC? If it appears, then most likely everything is in order with the USB cable and port. By the way, pay attention to whether a characteristic sound appears in Windows when you connect the device.
You can also connect other devices to the USB port with this cable, or connect your phone to another PC. In general, to determine whether the equipment itself works ...
2) Check device manager - search for unknown hardware
And so, the ports seem to be working, the cable too - the next step is to see if the equipment is displayed in the device manager.
To open Device Manager:
- Press button combination WIN+R;
- enter the command devmgmt.msc
- click OK.
- the method works in all modern versions of Windows (note: in Windows 10, by the way, to open the device manager, you can generally just click right click mouse on the start menu).
Expand the Device Manager tab "Other devices" . It is in it that all those devices that the computer (laptop) sees, but cannot install the driver, should be displayed. The screenshot below shows just such a case: the phone is visible to the PC, but Windows drivers 10 can't install in auto mode...
3) How to find and install the right driver to install - solution attempt No. 1
First, I recommend trying to find and install exactly the driver that is recommended for your equipment, based on its property IDs(each equipment has its own identification data, so you can search for drivers without even knowing the exact brand of the device).
To view ID properties, right-click on unknown device (note: by the way, when you disconnect the device from the USB port, this unknown device should disappear from the other devices tab ) and go to its properties .
Then just paste the copied line into any search engine (Google, Yandex) and find the driver for your device. Next, run its installation and test the work (in many cases, you donβt have to do anything else).
Learn more about finding a driver for an unknown device -
4) Search and install the driver in Windows auto-mode - attempt No. 2
Modern Windows versions(8, 10) can automatically find and install drivers for many devices, and they do it quite well.
To see if this works: go to device Manager, then click right mouse button by the desired device (for example, by an unknown device), and in the pop-up context menu - select "Update drivers..." .
In general, the method is quite good and helps out in many cases, but in mine it did not work, after a moment it was said that:
- there was a problem during the installation process software for this device
- Third party MPT DEVICE INF does not contain signature information (see screenshot below).
5) Selecting a driver from those already installed is another solution to the problem
I will say one seditious thing: here are some looking-looking for a driver miracle to solve this problem, but there is no problem as such. The drivers they are looking for have been on their PC for a long time, just an error occurred in identifying the device and the driver, and therefore the computer simply does not perceive them. You need to show him the path to them again, and everything will work ...
Therefore, if the previous steps did not help, I recommend opening device Manager (how it's done - see above in the article) , expand tab "Other devices" (It is in it that all devices for which there are no "firewood" are shown) , right-click on the desired device and select an option (as in the screenshot below).
In the next step, do not specify the folder with the drivers, but click on the link "Select a driver from the list already installed drivers" (see screenshot below)
Voila! Drivers have been successfully installed. I go into the explorer - we see the phone, it is displayed in "This computer" , now you can upload files to it, and throw off photos from it (task solved).
Successfully installed!
Note: if instead of a message about successful installation - you see an error (for example, also related to the INF file), click the button "Back", and try to continue the installation again. This is exactly what helped me...
I conclude this article, good luck!
Imagine a situation where you, the happy user of "the most reliable, stable and safeΒ» operating system Windows 10, happily bring home a brand new gadget, plug it into a USB port, and instead of the usual message that the new device is ready to go, you get this βThird-party INF does not contain signature informationβ:
In such a simple way, Microsoft is trying to protect its customers from using non-kosher (according to Microsoft itself) devices. More precisely, drivers for them. Usually, the driver, like a regular official document, contains a signature. Only digital, certifying that it has been tested for compatibility with the system and is safe for the user's computer. But there are cases when the driver does not have this signature. Often this is observed in gadgets of Chinese origin or in slightly outdated devices.
But if you still did not heed Microsoft's warnings and firmly decided to install the driver, of course, this can be done "very simply" - just a few steps. Let's get started.
Installing Unsigned Drivers in Windows 10
1) Go to Start > Settings > Update and Security, open the Recovery tab and in the Special Boot Options section, click the " Reload NowΒ«.
2) The system will ask us to wait a bit and will display the following menu where you need to select Troubleshooting.
3) On the next screen, select the item Extra options.
5) After waiting for the computer to restart, in the menu that appears, select the item Download options.
6) In the next section, we are interested in item number 7, therefore, after carefully reading the instructions, press the key F7.
7) We are waiting for the system to fully boot and try to install the device driver again. The system is trying for the last time to make us change our minds.
But we do not succumb to provocation and choose the item " Install this driver anyway", once again confirming our irresponsibility with you. Hooray! Usually after that we can happily observe a message that the driver was successfully installed.
Conclusion
Permission to install unsigned drivers is valid until the system is rebooted. Then, when installing other "non-certified" equipment, the procedure will have to be repeated.
In principle, it is possible to disable digital signature verification completely (by editing the registry), but I do not recommend doing this, because. security suffers from this, and you are unlikely to have to install unsigned drivers often.