Broken device drivers can cause system corruption and blue screen. Learn how to enable the driver verifier in Windows 8 to avoid driver problems
Driver verifier is an excellent feature of Windows 7 and Windows 8 Release Preview that detects broken drivers and reports it in the dump file. The program needs to be enabled or disabled to work and since not many people know how it is done, here is a short tutorial:
1. StepType verifier.exe in Run (Windows hot key + R) and press Enter on your keyboard
2. StepYou would be prompted with several options in the Driver Verifier window. Select the 2nd option Create custom settings (for code developers)
3. StepNow select Enable predefined settings, standard settings, Force pending I/O requests, and IRP logging. Click Next.
4. StepLeaving all options unchanged, select Select driver names from a list
5. StepPlease wait for the driver verifier loading driver information
6. StepClick Select all and click Finish
7.You would now be prompted to restart your system
8. StepOnce your system is restarted, driver verifier is now enabled. In case you need to disable it, follow step 1 and once the driver verifier is started, select Delete existing settings
