Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable

How to Enable or Disable Driver Verifier in Windows 7​

Contents

• To Enable Driver Verifier
• To Disable Driver Verifier

   Information

Driver Verifier runs in the background, "testing" drivers for bugs. If it finds one, a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will result; the corresponding dump file will hopefully show the faulty driver.

OPTION ONE

To Enable Driver Verifier

1. Start typing verifier.exe into the start menu, and open Verifier.



2. Select "Create custom settings (for code developers)", and hit Next.



3. Make sure Standard settings, Force pending I/O requests, and IRP Logging are selected, and hit Next.



4. Select "Select driver names From a list", and hit Next.



5. Click on "Provider" at the top to sort the list by manufacturer; select all drivers not provided by Microsoft Corporation.


6. Press Next, and OK to the resulting window.



After a reboot, driver verifier should be enabled. Use your computer as you normally would, although expect frequent BSODs if there are driver issues. If the system doesn't crash after 24 hours, disable driver verifier.

OPTION TWO

To Disable Driver Verifier

1. Start typing verifier.exe into the start menu, and open Verifier.


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2. Select "Delete existing settings"

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If you cannot get into Windows to turn off Verifier, try using Safe Mode.

Related Tutorials

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[thetigerman]

Hello,

I am following the driver verifier instructions, my computer just bsod, i have restarted,
when into command prompt, typed verifier /query, another prompt popped up with a whole lot of info, then closed.

How do I find the log file with the driver errors? So i can report back to sevenforums..

 

[Brink]

Hello tigerman,

You could use the link below to get what you need, and create a new thread in the BSOD forum area to see what we can do to help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html

 

[pxfragonard]

Yep, you want everything that doesn't say Microsoft, Unknown, or Macrovision.

Why not the "unknown"s? What if the problem lies there?

 

[killatoyota4569]

So I been running driver verifier since Id say around 1230-1am. So far no issues, No bsod, No nothing. How am I sure this is running? When I goto command prompt and type verifier /query I got a list of stuff. But I dont see any issues I believ.
And what does Load and Unload mean in that prompt? Thanks

 

[mwa2784]

I did it and it popped up a message saying " No settings where changed" ... is that whats it's suppose to say ?

 

[MarsMoon]

So I been running driver verifier since Id say around 1230-1am. So far no issues, No bsod, No nothing. How am I sure this is running? When I goto command prompt and type verifier /query I got a list of stuff. But I dont see any issues I believ.
And what does Load and Unload mean in that prompt? Thanks

As stated a few times already. If you see a list of stuff it means it IS running.

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If there are any issues there won't be any warnings but the system will crash (BSOD) and make the dump file in which it will say which driver was responsible for the crash. This dump file should be uploaded per these instructions: http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html