What is driver signing in Windows XP Professional/Windows 2003?

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What is driver signing in Windows XP Professional/Windows 2003?

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Driver signing is included in Windows XP Professional/Windows 2003 to help promote driver quality. It notifies users if a driver has passed all Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) tests.

Driver signing allows for the following three responses:

  • Warn: This warns the user that the driver has not been signed and asks him whether or not to install it.

  • Block: This prevents all unsigned drivers from being installed.

  • Ignore: This allows all drivers to be installed, even if they have not been signed.
The default mode setting is Warn mode. Signature verification options can be set by clicking the Driver Signing button under the Hardware tab of the System applet in Control Panel.


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