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AWann1
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3 years ago
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USB Blaster help

I have installed the stand alone Quartus Programmer 21.1.1.850. I installed the USB Blaster drivers. The windows laptop sees the USB Blaster when it's connected. However, the programmer software ...
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    3 years ago

    Apparently Intel's drivers for the Byte Blaster are not signed in Windows 10. So Windows doesn't allow them to work.

    Here's what I found to get it function:

    1 - Go to windows 10 settings and search for "advanced startup options"
    2 - Under Advanced startup, hit "Restart now"
    3 - After a moment, you'll get a "choose an option" screen - choose "Troubleshoot", then "Advanced options", then "Startup Settings"
    4 - You'll get a screen telling you what you will be able to change and a single "Restart" button - press it.
    5 - You'll be given a menu of options, number 7 disables driver signature enforcement
    6 - When the PC restarts, use Device manager to update the drivers, point to the "drivers" folder in your quartus install directory
    7 - When you've finished, restart normally to re-enable signature enforcement