Windows – Mike Richards G4WNC https://photobyte.org Freelance Technical Author, Illustrator & Photographer Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:31:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Use Raspberry Pi Imager to burn zip file images https://photobyte.org/use-raspberry-pi-imager-to-burn-zip-file-images/ https://photobyte.org/use-raspberry-pi-imager-to-burn-zip-file-images/#respond Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:18:11 +0000 https://photobyte.org/?p=10524 The excellent Raspberry Pi Imager software is ideal for burning zipped operating system images to a SD card or hard drive. There’s no need to unzip the file as Imager does it for you.
Here’s the step-by-step process:

  1. Download the free Imager from here: Raspberry Pi Imager software:
  2. Double-click the downloaded file to install the Imager.
  3. Run the Imager
  4. Insert your blank SD card (16GB or more) into a card reader on your Windows computer
  5. Click the Operating System box (left-hand) of Imager and scroll down to Use Custom
  6. Navigate to the zip file that you want to burn
  7. Move to the Storage box in Imager and choose your blank SD card. Be careful here to choose the correct drive
  8. Click the Write box and follow the prompts
  9. When the copy has been verified you will see a message to that effect
  10. Move your new card to the Pi, which may boot a couple of times before being ready for use.
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  1. Click the Windows icon and go to the Power menu
  2. Press and hold the Shfit key and select Restart
  3. The PC will restart in diagnostic mode
  4. Select Troubleshoot – Advanced Options – Startup Settings
  5. Click the on-screen Restart button
  6. The PC will restart and display the Startup Settings panel
  7. Press 7 – Disable driver signing enforcement
  8. The PC will now restart with the driver signing enforcement disabled
  9. Now you can go ahead and install your unsigned drivers
  10. When your unsigned drivers have been installed, restart the PC
  11. This will reset the driver signing enforcement so your PC is secured again

The Windows signing requirement only applies during driver installation so, once the drivers are installed, you can revert to normal enforcement rules without any ill effects.

Mike – G4WNC

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