Test Mode build 7601 removed, windows still not accepting drivers

edannaclaire

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What do I need to do? I can't get on the internet, use my mouse, or do anything, really. I used the bcdedit.exe command and the watermark went away, but its still acting like its in test mode. Did I mess something up or do something wrong?
 

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Why was the watermark there in the first place?
 

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Windows 10 Education 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 MemoryZotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
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Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
It was there because I was testing a driver for a PC controller I'd just gotten. Only when I tried to get out of the test mode, everything just stopped working. I've done everything I know how. Elevated command prompt, bcdedit.exe commands, restarting, I even tried safe mode.
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Education 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 MemoryZotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
^ WRONG!

@edannaclaire, you probably have some drivers which are not signed my microsoft, the whole WHQL mess which is prettly costly for most companies and it's required for ALL divers that load in Win7 in non-testsigning. In this case you need to enable testsigning mode in order to load those unsigned drivers that you require for full functionality.

To remove the watermark just edit the UI file C:\Windows\System32\en-US\user32.dll.mui in a hex editor or resource editor. The path above is for en-US Windows, if you have it in a different language it might be different.

The easier method is to use RedEdit (freeware), load user32.dll.mui, look in string table for the texts you see in the corner and the trick is to replace every character with a space, so that each 1 byte char becomes a 1 byte space not visible on the watermark, all in all the byte scturcture of the user32.dll.mui file mustn't change. Make a note of the file size before the edit and be sure it won't change after the modifications are done.

entry 715 is for %wsWindows %ws
716 for %ws Build %ws
738 for Test Mode

Make a backup of the original file.
Replace the old one with the new one, if it doesn't let you, go to security in file's properties, take ownership and add rights for your user. If the file is locked, use the command line safe mode (F8) to replace the file.

Finally run mcbuilder.exe as an admin in Windows to rebuild the UI cache if it's still showing up and you're done.
 
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