1, "The digital signature of this file cannot be verified" (also known as ErroCode0xc0000428) is a boot manager error, which can occur in all versions of Windows operating systems. However, because Windows 10 recently rated the old version and attracted more users every day, in this post we will guide the Windows 10 operating system.
2. Before fixing the error of "unable to verify the digital signature of this file", we want to explain what "digital signature" is and the culprit of this error. As explained in Online Information Security Journal, "digital signature" is a mathematical technique used to verify the authenticity and integrity of messages, software or digital documents.
3. "In other words, if software, files, information and financial transactions are all digitally signed, its users or recipients will be convinced of the software, files, etc. Is safe and owned by a specific organization or individual. Therefore, digital signature is helpful to prevent forgery, tampering and getting rid of responsibility. In view of this, the meaning and culprit of "the digital signature of this file cannot be verified"-the file or software installed on the operating system has not been digitally signed by Microsoft. This is why it can't run on Windows 10 operating system.
4. If you have recently installed third-party software, this phenomenon may occur, such as the software can't pay the digital signature fee to Microsoft, or it has been released recently and is waiting for digital signature. In any case, the error "Unable to verify the digital signature of this file" will prevent you from booting to your operating system, which is certainly not good.
5. However, after performing the steps provided below, you may not need to contact a professional technician.
Recent hardware or software changes may have installed wrong or damaged files, or may be malware from unknown sources. File: \ Windows \ System32 \ winload.exe Status: 0xc0000428 Information: The digital signature of this file cannot be verified.
How to fix the error "The digital signature of this file cannot be verified" on Windows 10?
Method 1. Rebuild BootManager.
1. Note: This method needs to restore the drive or bootable Windows 10 installation media. To do this, you can prepare a USB flash drive and download ISO files here.
Insert a bootable USB drive and start the computer.
Press any key to boot from USB.
2. Set your language preferences, and then click Next.
Select Repair Computer, and then select Troubleshooting.
Click Advanced Options and select Command Prompt.
To continue, select your account and type the following command in the command prompt window. Don't forget to press Enter after each one: c: cdbootatribcd-s-h-rbootrec/rebuildbcd.
Note: C: This represents the root drive, so please don't forget to change it to the operating system root drive if necessary.
Method two. Repair start
When inserting the USB with Windows 10 installation media into the computer, press the power button, and then press any key.
If the system can't automatically detect the hard disk, please read all the contents given during the restart process and try to refer to this key, which must be pressed to interrupt the normal startup (usually F2, F 10, ESC or DEL).
Then use the arrow keys to go to an option, such as Boot, BootOptions, BootOrder, or the like, and press Enter.
After that, find the CD, USB flash drive or DVD under the boot list and use the arrow keys to change its position from bottom to top. When you are finished, press Enter.
When finished, press F 10 to save the changes.
When the confirmation window appears, click Yes and wait for the system to restart.
Select your favorite language, time, currency, keyboard and other settings, and then click Next.
Then select the "Repair Computer" option and wait for the "System Recovery" option to open.
After opening, select the Windows installation drive, and then click Next.
After that, click the Start Repair option and wait for the repair process to complete.
Method three. Temporarily disable digital signatures.
Click Win +S, and then select Update and Security.
Select Restore in the left pane.
At the bottom of the page, you should see the advanced startup, and below it is the "restart now" button.
Click the "Restart Now" button and wait for the system to restart.
After the computer restarts, select the troubleshooting option.
Select advanced options, and then click Start Settings.
Locate the option to disable driver signature enforcement, and then click F7 to enable it.
To sum up, the computer prompts that "the digital signature of this file cannot be verified" and the repair method is shared here. Let's have a look with friends who have the same questions!