Driver Signing Policy • • 2 minutes to read • Contributors • • In this article Starting with new installations of Windows 10, version 1607, Windows will not load any new kernel mode drivers which are not signed by the Dev Portal. To get your driver signed, follow these steps: •. All drivers submitted to the portal must be signed by an EV certificate. • Submit your new driver to the. Exceptions Cross-signed drivers are still permitted if any of the following are true: • The PC was upgraded from an earlier release of Windows to Windows 10, version 1607. • Secure Boot is off.

• Driver was signed with cross-signing certificate issued prior to July 29th 2015. For more info, see. Signing a driver for earlier versions of Windows To sign a driver for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, follow these steps: • Run the HLK tests for Windows 10. A2dp Driver Windows 10. Amd Display Driver Windows 10. • Run the HCK tests for Windows 8.1 and earlier versions.

Last year, we announced that beginning with the release of Windows 10, all new Windows 10 kernel mode drivers must be submitted to the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard portal (Dev Portal) to be digitally signed by Microsoft.

• Using the Windows 10 HLK, merge the two test logs. • Submit your driver and the merged HLK/HCK test results to the.