Last updated on October 25th, 2020
This tutorial contains instructions to fix the Windows boot error 0xc0000428, with description: “Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file: “Windowssystem32winload.efi”, or “Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file: “Windowssystem32winload.exe”.
How to FIX: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for file: winload.efi OR winload.exe (0xc0000428)*
* Note:
The following instructions apply to all versions of Windows.
Requirements:
To fix the Windows boot error “0xc0000428: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file: winload.efi” you need to start your PC from a Windows Installation USB or DVD Media. If you don’t own a Windows installation media, then (from another working pc) you can create one by using the
Media Creation tool
1.
Boot your computer from the Windows Installation Media (USB or DVD).
2.
At the Windows Setup screen press
SHIFT
+
F10
to access command prompt, or choose
Next
–>
Repair your computer
–>
Troubleshoot
–>
Advanced Options
–>
Command Prompt
.
3.
At command prompt type the following command and press Enter:
-
bcdedit
4.
Now notice the
identifier
value
at the ”
Windowssystem32winload.efi
”
e.g. As you see at the screenshot bellow the identifier value is “{default}”
5. Now give the following command and press
Enter: *
-
bcdedit -set {
identifier value
} nointegritychecks 1
* Note:
Replace the ”
identifier value
” according your case. e.
g. At this example the command will be:
-
bcdedit -set {default} nointegritychecks 1
6. Remove
the Windows installation media.
7. Close
all windows and
restart
your PC.
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