Install unsigned drivers in Windows 7?

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Disable Driver Signing.

Follow these steps to disable driver signing using the Group Policy Editor.

  • Hit the Win+R keys together to open the run dialog. Type gpedit.msc to open the local groups policy editor.

  • Expand ‘User Configuration’ -> ‘Administrative Templates’ -> ‘System’. Click ‘Driver Installation’.

  • In the right panel, double click on ‘Code Signing for Device Drivers’.

  • Choose ‘Enabled’ in the window that appears. In the underlying options, choose ‘Ignore’. This disables drivers signing in Windows 7, and now you can install unsigned drivers in Windows 7.

  • Click Apply. Restart your computer to install unsigned drivers.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • zillion
    zillion almost 2 years

    Possible Duplicate:
    Use an unsigned driver in Windows 7 x64

    This question was never answered. I ask again because I need a way install unsigned drivers on Windows 7 so I can use my IR remote. Does anyone know how to do this?

  • Vojtěch Dohnal
    Vojtěch Dohnal about 8 years
    Does not work in a domain with group policies.
  • Admin
    Admin about 2 years
    Does not work outside of a domain either, apparently.