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It's one command and you're forever in test mode[1], i.e.: don't enforce driver signatures:

    bcdedit /set testsigning on
You just have to disable Secure Boot in UEFI first. (And I can confirm Windows 11 doesn't actually require Secure Boot to boot, I've had it off for months as part of win11 certification testing.)

I'm not sure but DRM might revert to lower levels (e.g.: 720p), but that also happens on macOS when you disable SIP IIRC.

1: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/in...



One thing to note is that game anti cheats will just lock you out if you are in this mode.

It’s the reason that game cheat makers look for exploits in random drivers to load their cheat in kernel space.


True, I forgot about that detail. Basically anything that relies on driver signing enforcement for security/privacy -- DRM, anti-cheats, specific proprietary algorithms -- will deactivate when test mode is enabled, whether one-time via the bootloader or set via bcdedit.





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