Sunday, October 12, 2008

Modify the Driver Signing Options

This tweak determines how the system responds when a user tries to install a device driver that is not digitally signed and has not passed the Windows Logo testing.This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "Behavior On Failed Verify" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Driver Signing]
Value Name: BehaviorOnFailedVerify
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = Ignore, 1 = Warn, 2 = Block)

Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

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