If you are trying to install a driver from a small developer or you want to use an old driver, you may see this alert:
Windows Encountered a Problem Installing the Driver Software For Your Device
Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it
The Third-Party INF Does Not Contain Digital Signature Information
In my case I was trying to install a 5 year old Contex Scanner ($20K!) into a Windows 10 PC when I saw this error. In previous operating systems you would receive the same error but have a button (in red I believe) that let you click on INSTALL ANYWAY. Under Windows 10, you have two choices to get Windows to not check for Digital Signatures:
Note that the specific text will be slightly different depending on your version of Windows 10 but the process remains the same. If you have other questions, you might find THIS Microsoft post useful.
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The first option doesn't work for win 10/11,
The second one does but it's very annoying doing that every time. Is there a way to make it permanent like the previous editions of Windows?
There's a spelling mistake above, two Ds in DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Also, the command to use is:
bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on
Hi William;
Thanks for the heads up on the spelling mistake, but the TESTSIGNING ON is correct. We just verified and added a link.
Thanks had to use the GUI but worked a treat, was able to install new mouse driver from the troublesome one with windows 10, made my mouse so much better to use. Found the driver with a newer version that suited my OS even though Microsoft was telling me the one I had was fine. cheers again
Thanks but it failed due to this "The value is protected by Secure Boot policy and cannot be modified or deleted"
Hi Daniel; That sounds like it is being blocked by Group Policy on a corporate network. Is this your personal or corporate machine?
HI Ian,
Thanks for replying, it's personal laptop, but it's okay now I followed the second procedure and it worked
This worked SO freaking good OMG thank you SO much you saved me alot of trouble that I would have never been able to fix otherwise.
Thanks for your help. It works!!
If you have BitLocker encryption on the boot drive, you will need to have the BitLocker recovery key handy. The script solution didn't work at all for me (Windows 10 Pro build 1803). The GUI version worked with some slight differences. After the Advanced Options --> Startup Settings path is taken, the system will reboot and ask for the BitLocker recovery key. After that is entered, the list of options appears and disable driver signing can be selected. Also, "Disable" is a bit concerning, but what really happens is that Windows returns to its former behavior of prompting for an OK if the driver is not signed. So unsigned drivers won't be installed stealthily.