Windows 10: Question about secure boot.

Discus and support Question about secure boot. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Can I disable secure boot for some time and enable it again ? As i want to run a portable distro on my machine btw I am on a dell PC. So will disabling... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Robin Philip, Aug 19, 2021.

  1. ROBIN PHILIP
    Robin Philip Win User

    Question about secure boot.


    Can I disable secure boot for some time and enable it again ? As i want to run a portable distro on my machine btw I am on a dell PC. So will disabling and enabling secure boot affect my PC in anyway ? Will it mess up windows ?

    :)
     
    Robin Philip, Aug 19, 2021
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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, Aug 19, 2021
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  3. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User
    Windows 8 Secure Boot Feature: Not So Secure?

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    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, Aug 19, 2021
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  4. DAMN_SMOOTH
    Damn_Smooth Win User

    Question about secure boot.

    Windows 8 Secure Boot Feature: Not So Secure?

    I would appreciate your list of other OS's implementing this feature. Thanks.
     
    Damn_Smooth, Aug 19, 2021
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