Windows 8 is the next generation operating system developed by Microsoft. As information regarding the new features of Windows 8 has started to come, everyone is eager to experience Windows 8 which is yet to be released. You can download the pre-beta version of Windows 8, which is fee of cost, and get an idea of what you can expect from the official release. After installing the developer preview, you might face some driver compatibility issues since you need Windows 8 drivers for your device. In such cases, you can run a build in utility called Driver verifier. This article contains information about the verifier utility for Windows 8 drivers.
Details about the verifier tool for Windows 8 drivers
While running the verifier utility for Windows 8 drivers on Windows 8 pro 64 bit, a blue screen may suddenly appear and your computer may reboot. When the verifier utility for Windows 8 drivers detects any violation regarding Windows 8 drivers, it will result in a BSOD. And when this happens, you may not be able to enter the normal Windows after restart.
In order to resolve this problem, you need to boot your computer in safe mode. If you don’t know how to boot your system in safe mode, then try the following steps.
- Restart your computer
- Press F8 continuously while the system boots up.
- Select “System restore” and choose your desired restore point.
Instructions to enable or disable driver verifier
- Enable driver verifier by typing “verifier/query” in the command prompt.
- Disable the driver utility for Windows 8 drivers by typing “verifier/reset” in the command prompt and then restart your system.
Hope this article containing information about the verifier utility (Driver verifier) for Windows 8 drivers has helped you.
