Windows 7 - How to install unsigned

drivers?
June 2014

Windows 7 - How to install unsigned drivers?

Issue
Solution

Issue
Windows 7 natively blocks the installation of unsigned drivers, thus making the
device/peripherals you want to connect to your computer useless.

Solution
Disable signature verification of drivers:
Go to Start Menu > Run and type the following command:
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks ON
If the Run command is unavailable in start menu, please refer to this FAQ
Restart the PC and install the unsigned driver
Note that it is highly recommended to enable the signature verification of drivers
Go to Start Menu > Run and type the following command:
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks OFF
Restart your PC
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