Change the Driver Signing Options (Windows 2000/XP)

This tweak determines how the system responds when a user tries to install a device driver that is not digitally signed and has not passed the Windows Logo testing.
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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "BehaviorOnFailedVerify" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example
| Name Type Data |
| (Default) REG_SZ (value not set) |
| BehaviorOnFailedVerify REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Dri... |
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Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Driver Signing]
Value Name: BehaviorOnFailedVerify
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = Ignore, 1 = Warn, 2 = Block)