Windows 10: After I enabled the secure boot I can't shut down my computer with Start Menu shutdown method

Hello,I updated my BIOS and after that activating secure boot prevents me from shutting down Windows with Start Menu shutdown. I should point out that I am on Windows 11 and that my motherboard is an msi Z490 GAMING PLUS. To shut down I have to use a .bat file which contains the command: shutdown /s /t 0 but for me this is not well because it seems to prevent fast startup. Any solutions? Thanks.

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How to Enable Secure Boot on asus prime x470-pro

Hi, I'm Elise, and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

There is a very detailed guide here which provided step by steps instructions on how to enable this:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-secur...

I would suggest ensuring you have a backup of any important data before you start this process.

If you are still not able to enable this, there is also a method to install Windows 11 on ‘unsupported hardware’, this would allow you to bypass the requirement for secure boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ins...

Kind Regards,

Elise

 

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So Linux is switching to secure boot also? Or they have to because of UEFI?

 

Windows Will Not Sleep or Shutdown from Start Menu

Hello! I can't get my PC to go to Sleep, or Shutdown using any of the typically proper methods. When I try to shutdown the PC it starts to shutdown, screen goes black and then wakes back up to the login screen.

I have gone through and disabled all of the devices that might other wise prevent this from happening. I have done the following to try and remedy the issue.

• Check the powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
  • This returns a NONE after disabling devices from Device Management
• Ran powercfg -lastwake
  • Wake History Count - 0
• Opened my Power Options > Multimedia Settings > When sharing media > Setting: Allow the computer to sleep

I have recently completed a clean windows install. One of the changes that I have noticed was that my BIOS now runs in UEFI mode, not Legacy. I'm not sure that this matters or not, but in my BIOS menu, the Boot Manager only list the Windows Boot Manger, not a list of devices.

Thank you any guidance would be appreciated, I would love to be able to Sleep and Shutdown my computer properly again.