# UPGDSED

## Universal PatchGuard and Driver Signature Enforcement Disable


# System Requirements

x64 Windows, supported versions:

* Windows 7 SP1
* Windows 8
* Windows 8.1
* Windows 10 (TH1/TH2/RS1/RS2/RS3)
* Windows 11 (24H2/25H2/26H2)

Administrative privilege is required.

In case of EFI boot SecureBoot must be disabled.

# WARNING

Using this program might render your computer into an unbootable state.

Source code provided AS-IS in help it will be useful BUT WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

# Install

Run patch.exe elevated.


# Uninstall

In elevated command prompt type bcdedit /delete < patch guard disable entry id >

Navigate to Windows\System32 folder and delete ntkrnlmp.exe, osloader.exe (BIOS boot) or osloader.efi (EFI boot)


# Build 

UPGDSED comes with full source code.
In order to build from source you need Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and later versions.

# Status

~~The project has been deprecated in 2018. No further updates (or plans on them) are available.~~

Project resumed Sept 23, 2026.

Last update Sept 25, 2026.
Tested on Ntoskrnl version 10.0.26100.9457 and Winload version 10.0.26100.9444

~~If you still need PatchGuard disable refer to these repositories (alphabetical order):~~

For modern 'eloquent' PatchGuard disable methods, refer to these repositories/methods (alphabetical order):

* EfiGuard, https://github.com/Mattiwatti/EfiGuard
* PgC, https://blog.can.ac/2024/06/28/pgc-garbage-collecting-patchguard
* Shark, https://github.com/9176324/Shark

# References

* Bypassing PatchGuard on Windows x64 by Skywing, http://www.uninformed.org/?v=3&a=3&t=sumry
* Disable PatchGuard - the easy/lazy way by Fyyre, https://github.com/Fyyre/oldsite/blob/master/bootloader.txt
* Disable PatchGuard  - updated for Win7 & Win8 by Fyyre, https://github.com/Fyyre/oldsite/blob/master/bootloader.txt
* bootkit_fasm - disables PG/DS via MBR bootkit by Fyyre, https://github.com/Fyyre/oldsite/blob/master/bootkit_fasm.7z
* Kernel Patch Protection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_Patch_Protection
* Driver Signing Policy, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/install/kernel-mode-code-signing-policy--windows-vista-and-later-

# Authors
* EP_X0FF, https://github.com/hfiref0x
* Fyyre,   https://github.com/Fyyre

(c) 2017 - 2026 UPGDSED Project