Windows 10: Need to Boot by Disabling Driver Signature Enforcement Every Time

Hello everyone,

A couple of days ago my Windows 10 crashed and I got the following message:


Stop code: DRIVER UNLOADED WITHOUT CANCELLING PENDING OPERATIONS


What failed: USBSTOR.SYS


After that, I couldn't boot the windows. I did a system restore, but the system continued to take me to the blue Automatic Repair screen. I downloaded the USBSTOR.SYS files using my backup windows 7 and replaced the original USBSTOR.SYS files in their correct Drivers and DriverStore folders using the command prompt available in Automatic Repair, but that didn't do anything either. Still couldn't even boot in safe mode.

Finally I disabled Driver Signature Enforcement in Startup Settings and it worked!

The problem is that now I have to do this every time I turn my system on.

I ran the Sigverif and the report said all drivers are signed. *baffled*

I also ran both these lines:


Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth


Sfc /Scannow


But nothing...

I'm not even sure if it has anything to do with USBSTOR.SYS.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

:)

 

disable driver signature enforcement

Hi Barbara,

To resolve this issue, let's use the command prompt to disable driver signature enforcement permanently on your computer. To disable, follow the steps below:

• Click the Start button.
• On the search bar, type Command Prompt and then right-click
  Command Prompt in the results.
• Select Run as Administrator, and then select Yes.
• On the command prompt, enter bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on and press
  Enter.
• Restart your computer.

Note: Doing this step will disable driver signature enforcement permanently and will make your computer vulnerable to driver issues.

Keep us updated with the results.

 

Disabling driver signature enforcement

Hi Fabio,

Driver Signature Enforcement is one of the security features that we make to make sure that only signed drivers can load on your system. Note that disabling driver signature enforcement will install drivers that weren’t officially signed. Install only the
drivers you trust. Follow these steps:

• Go to Settings > Update & security >
  Recovery > Advanced startup > Restart now.
• Choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options >
  Startup Settings > Restart > F7 or 7.

Once it restarts, you may now install any third party drivers. Note that the next time you device restarts, driver signature enforcement will be enabled again.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

How to disable driver signature enforcement permenently.

Hi Ashan,

Driver Signature Enforcement is one of the security features that we make to make sure that only signed drivers can load on your system. Take note that disabling driver signature enforcement will install drivers that weren’t officially signed. To disable
driver signature enforcement permanently, you can follow the steps below:

• Open an elevated Command Prompt. To do this, press the Windows
  key, type Command Prompt, press right click on the
  Command Prompt and select Run
  as administrator.
• Type or paste the following:
  
  bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on
  
• Restart your computer.

If you want to enable the driver signature enforcement, just follow the steps above and type or paste the following:

bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks off

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.