Windows 10: Is it safe to enable Secure Boot?

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  1. KHRAWKUPAR IAWPHNIAW
    Khrawkupar Iawphniaw Win User

    Is it safe to enable Secure Boot?


    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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    Khrawkupar Iawphniaw, Dec 30, 2023
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  2. DAMN_SMOOTH
    Damn_Smooth Win User

    Windows 8 Secure Boot Feature: Not So Secure?

    So Linux is switching to secure boot also? Or they have to because of UEFI?
     
    Damn_Smooth, Dec 30, 2023
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  3. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User
    Windows 8 Secure Boot Feature: Not So Secure?

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    • Oh and OSX
    Here is a statement from a Kernal Developer at Red Hat:

    I'm not sure this exploits the legacy BIOS but rather it exploits the legacy boot method on MBR drives, injecting a signed key before the OS boots, which you are correct in that it has nothing to do with Windows 8. And the simplest fix would just be to require boot drives use GPT when Secure Boot is enabled in UEFI.
     
    newtekie1, Dec 30, 2023
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  4. POLARNETTLES
    PolarNettles Win User

    Is it safe to enable Secure Boot?

    Safe mode unavailable after enabling secure boot

    Just to confirm, booting in normal mode with secure boot enabled is perfectly fine and it's just safe mode that's problematic?

    Can you try booting to safe mode with logging enabled to see how far it is getting? Enable or Disable Boot Log in Windows Windows 10 Tutorials
     
    PolarNettles, Dec 30, 2023
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