Recently got a new computer, installed Windows 8.1 then later decided to install Windows 7 on an older hard drive.
Windows 8.1 boots fine.
Windows 7 boots fine if I choose the second hard drive as the boot device in the BIOS.
However booting Windows 7 from the Windows 8.1 boot manager yields an error.
File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Status: 0xc0000428
Info: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file.
I have tried the standard start up repair and rebuilding/repairing the boot manager through start up repair command prompt.
I have also tried enabling skipping digital signatures however the UEFI Bios has secure boot on and would not allow me to execute the necessary commands: TESTSIGNING ON and NOINTEGRITYCHECKS ON. Should I disable secure boot and try these settings or is there some other way to get around this issue?
Windows 8.1 boots fine.
Windows 7 boots fine if I choose the second hard drive as the boot device in the BIOS.
However booting Windows 7 from the Windows 8.1 boot manager yields an error.
File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Status: 0xc0000428
Info: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file.
I have tried the standard start up repair and rebuilding/repairing the boot manager through start up repair command prompt.
I have also tried enabling skipping digital signatures however the UEFI Bios has secure boot on and would not allow me to execute the necessary commands: TESTSIGNING ON and NOINTEGRITYCHECKS ON. Should I disable secure boot and try these settings or is there some other way to get around this issue?
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1/7
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop