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    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows

    How to Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows
    Published by Category: Hardware & Drivers
    18 May 2020
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows


    To help maintain the integrity of your system, critical files have been digitally signed so that any changes to these files can be quickly detected.

    Unsigned drivers don’t necessarily have to be problematic or malicious, but it does make sense to check the system for those so you can uninstall them or find a updated signed driver.

    This tutorial will show you how to check for and find any system files and drivers that are not digitally signed in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

    File Signature Verification (sigverif.exe) saves its results to the log file below.

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\SIGVERIF.TXT
    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-sigverif-2b.jpg




    Here's How:

    1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type sigverif into Run, and click/tap on OK to open "File Signature Verification".

    2 Click/tap on Start. (see screenshot below)

    If you like, you can click/tap on Advanced first to change the logging settings to what you want instead of the default settings, and click/tap on OK to apply.
    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-sigverif-2.png

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-sigverif-1.png

    3 File Signature Verification will now scan your system files and drivers. (see screenshot below)

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-sigverif-3.png

    4 When finished, all unsigned system files and drivers are displayed in the results with its file name, full folder path, modified, file type, and version details. (see screenshot below)

    Depending on the results, you may want to keep the file(s), search for an updated version of it, or remove it from being started with Windows.

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-sigverif-4.png


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 226
    Windows 10 PRO 64
       #1

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-ashampoo_snap_sunday-august-12-2018_10h23m50s_001_.png

    How do I fix this thank u
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  2. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello Firas,

    Since those are Windows system files, running a SFC /SCANNOW command may be able to repair them.

    Run SFC Command in Windows 10
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  3. Posts : 226
    Windows 10 PRO 64
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello Firas,

    Since those are Windows system files, running a SFC /SCANNOW command may be able to repair them.

    Run SFC Command in Windows 10
    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-ashampoo_snap_sunday-august-12-2018_17h19m49s_005_.png

    Working on it right now Many thanks man
    ur the best


    Update after scanning


    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-ashampoo_snap_sunday-august-12-2018_17h26m01s_006_.png

    what to do next ?
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  4. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    SFC shows that it repaired some of your system files.

    Do you still get the same report from "File Signature Verification" after running it again?

    If it helps, the files reported are from Microsoft Visual Studio. If you still have them reported as not signed, then you might see if installing the latest version of your Microsoft Visual Studio may sort it.
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  5. Posts : 226
    Windows 10 PRO 64
       #5

    Brink said:
    SFC shows that it repaired some of your system files.

    Do you still get the same report from "File Signature Verification" after running it again?

    If it helps, the files reported are from Microsoft Visual Studio. If you still have them reported as not signed, then you might see if installing the latest version of your Microsoft Visual Studio may sort it.
    No i was just asking is there step 2 ?

    so thanks man
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  6. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    You're most welcome. I'm glad they are fixed now for you.
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 226
    Windows 10 PRO 64
       #7

    Verify if System Files and Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows-ashampoo_snap_tuesday-august-14-2018_09h05m26s_001_.png


    They came back again

    this is from this morning i also have the notepad file

    should i send it to u ??
    Last edited by MadPaxx; 14 Aug 2018 at 02:08.
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