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Alphasense User Manual
OPC-N2 Optical Particle Counter
Issue 5
Alphasense Ltd Page 23 of 34
December 2015
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Windows 8, 8.1 and 10
This procedure will guide you through the process of disabling the digital device driver verification in
Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. The method for 8.0 is different than for 8.1 and 10
Background
64-Bit editions of Windows require digitally signed drivers. Digitally signed drivers include an
electronic fingerprint that indicates which company produced the driver as well as an indication as to
whether the driver has been modified since the company released it. This increases security, as a
signed driver that has been modified will no longer have an intact signature. Drivers are signed
using code signing certificates. The driver for the SPI converter does not have a Microsoft endorsed
signature so this protection must be circumvented.
How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on Windows 8.0
Press the Win + C keyboard
combination to bring up the
Charms Bar, then click on the
Settings Charm.
We need to head into the
Modern Control Panel, so go
ahead and click on the
Change PC settings link.
When the Control Panel
opens, switch over to the
“Update & recovery” section.