Driver compatibility settings
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Registry
HKLM
System\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Compatibility Value name: DisableDriverShims
Enabled: DisableDriverShims = 0
Disabled: DisableDriverShims = 1
Description
Changes behavior of 3rd-party drivers to work around incompatibilities introduced between OS versions.