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Is it safe to enable Secure Boot?

Anonymous
2023-12-30T15:34:47+00:00

About to enable Secure Boot on my PC but I have many thoughts about it. Like, is it going to affect my data or my hardware components? Does it have any relationship to TPM, BitLocker, Windows Hello, and firmware updates like Intel ME firmware updates? Will enabling Secure Boot affect them?

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Anonymous
2023-12-30T16:39:02+00:00

Hi,

I'm Ahmed and I am here & happy to help.

Yes, it's safe because Secure Boot prevents malware, rootkits, and other threats from running during the startup process, reducing the time and power consumption of the startup process, and enhancing the stability and compatibility of your system.

1- You need to first check your system mode (legacy BIOS mode or UEFI mode) to enable Secure boot. To check the status of Secure Boot on your PC:

Go to Start.

In the search bar, type msinfo32 and press enter.

System Information opens. Select System Summary.

On the right-side of the screen, look at BIOS Mode and Secure Boot State. If Bios Mode shows UEFI, and Secure Boot State shows Off, then Secure Boot is disabled.

You can turn on Secure Boot only with UEFI mode.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/user-hel...

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Best regards,

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-30T16:54:55+00:00

    Hi,

    I'm Ahmed and I am here & happy to help.

    Yes, it's safe because Secure Boot prevents malware, rootkits, and other threats from running during the startup process, reducing the time and power consumption of the startup process, and enhancing the stability and compatibility of your system.

    1- You need to first check your system mode (legacy BIOS mode or UEFI mode) to enable Secure boot. To check the status of Secure Boot on your PC:

    Go to Start.
    In the search bar, type msinfo32 and press enter.
    System Information opens. Select System Summary.
    On the right-side of the screen, look at BIOS Mode and Secure Boot State. If Bios Mode shows UEFI, and Secure Boot State shows Off, then Secure Boot is disabled.

    You can turn on Secure Boot only with UEFI mode.

    Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/user-hel...

    I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

    Best regards,

    But here is the problem. It also says, 'After disabling Secure Boot and installing other software and hardware, you may need to restore your PC to the factory state to re-activate Secure Boot.'. It also says, 'Uninstall any graphics cards, hardware, or operating systems that aren’t compatible with Secure Boot.'. I only run Windows 10 on this PC and for the hardware, I do not know what hardware is not compatible with Secure Boot. Afraid that some hardware, especially the essential ones might stop working if I enable Secure Boot. PC is in UEFI Mode by default. Is there a way to troubleshoot this issue?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-30T19:04:58+00:00

    After disabling Secure Boot and installing other software and hardware, you may need to restore your PC to the factory state to re-activate Secure Boot.

    I suggest creating a restore point before making any changes to your system

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-31T13:45:40+00:00

    This is if you would like to Re-enable Secure Boot again.

    Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardw...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-31T04:38:48+00:00

    After disabling Secure Boot and installing other software and hardware, you may need to restore your PC to the factory state to re-activate Secure Boot.

    I suggest creating a restore point before making any changes to your system

    What about uninstalling hardware components that are not compatible with Secure Boot?

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