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To suppress and skip the warning dialog and install unsigned driver automatically, select the radio button for Ignore – Install the software anyway and don’t ask for my approval. Default will generate the Hardware Installation or Software Installation dialog box as shown earlier whenever an unsigned driver is detected. In the “Driver Signing Options” dialog box, under “What actions you want Windows to take?” section, three levels of actions on digital signature verification is provided, with default as Warn – Prompt me each time to choose an action.In “System Properties” dialog box, select the Hardware tab.Right click on My Computer then select Properties to open System Properties.Here’s the trick to suppress the unsigned uncertified driver warning and force installation to continue automatically.
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It’s pretty annoying to see the warning dialog prompted every now and then, and some more it delays the completion of device driver installation, in some cases wasting time when users forget to monitor the progress and leave the installation to run on its way, stopping at unsigned driver dialog indefinitely waiting for user input. The warning message basically reminds users that the hardware device driver or software that being installed has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP, and users can click on Continue Anyway to force install the uncertified drivers, or STOP Installation to terminate the installation process. The unsigned non-WHQL compliant driver, meanwhile, will pop up and prompt a warning dialog window. CAT) is given to a device driver after developers successfully completed HCT (Hardware Compatibility Tests), and included into the downloadable driver package. WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) secure signature (file in. In Windows XP, a WHQL-signed driver installs smoothly without any warning messages.