title: Windows7 boot option to allow unsigned drivers ignored
body: <p>I'm learning Windows kernel mode driver development.  I've written a small test driver that I can successfully register, unregister, load and unload under Windows 7 32bit Ultima edition running under a VM in VirtualBox.</p>
  
  <p>My host is Windows 7 64bit Home Premium edition.</p>
  
  <p>The driver, compiled for 64 bit, will not load under Windows 7 Home edition.  I keep getting a rejection noticed that this version of windows does not allow unsigned drivers.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried two things:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>I've used the F8 boot option to allow unsigned drivers (didn't work)</p></li>
  <li><p>I run a CMD as administrator and execute the following two commands</p>
  
  <p>bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS</p>
  
  <p>bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>and rebooted.  My desktop shows me in "TestMode" but still I get same rejection noticed.</p>
  
  <p>Can anyone help me out here or explain if there is an additional step for Home edition?</p>
  
  <p>----{ update }----
  After pouring through tons of MSDN stuff, it would appear my solution lies in self signing the driver I created.  The DDK I downloaded does not appear to have the tool chain to do self signing.  I've downloaded WinDDK-7600.16385.1.  But what is so strange is that my Windows Ultima Edition happily loads my driver if I simply F8 @ boot time and tell it to allow unsigned drivers.  </p>