Updated: Disable Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows 8

So, one of the big issues Ive had with the Windows 8 is that Microsoft now not only forces you to use Digitally Signed Drivers (this isnt new, as Windows 7 requires them as well), but also checks to see if the driver has been modified and will fail to install if it has. This is a problem for anyone who needs to modify a driver .INF to support their device (*cough*Android ADB Drivers*cough*). Fortunately, there is a (slightly complicated) workaround. To get started: 1. From the Metro Start Screen, open Settings (move your mouse to the bottom-rightcorner of the screen and wait for the pop-out bar to appear, then click the Gear icon). 2. Click More PC Settings. 3. Click General. 4. Scroll down, and click Restart now under Advanced startup. 5. Wait a bit. 6. Click Troubleshoot. 7. Click Advanced Options 8. Click Windows Startup Settings 9. Click Restart. 10. ??? 11. Profit! When your computer restarts, select Disable driver signature enforcement from the list. You can now load your modified driver. Reboot again once the driver is installed and all will be well. Update (June 5th, 2012): As requested in the comments below, you can permanently enable Test Mode () by opening an Elevated Command Prompt and typing the following commands, then rebooting: bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON To turn it off again, use these commands: bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF Standard disclaimer that by enabling Test Mode you are opening yourself to potential maliciousness, blah blah blah. Im going to assume that if youre going to do this youll have the common sense to verify things before installing them. Dont blame me if your computer bursts in to flames! If you receive an error when trying to use the above BCDEDIT commands, you may need to disable Secure Boot in your computers UEFI settings. Update (November 8th, 2012): Someone attempted to post a useful comment pointing out that one can use the shutdown command line tool to reboot in to the Advanced Options menu

so you can skip the GUI tools above, however they fell short in their first sentence by insulting me so I deleted the comment. If they wish to try again, without being rude, Ill be more than happy to approve their comment and give them credit. You can type the following command in a command prompt window (or create a shortcut, if youll be using it so often) to reboot in to the Advanced Options menu and disable driver signature enforcement: shutdown -o -r -t 0