Windows 10: Windows 10 without secure boot. Easist way to move windows to a new drive that supports it...

I have a Windows 10 home. That was upgraded from 7. The current SSD is a MBR and needs GPT for secure boot. I bought a new M.2 drive that is formated to GPT. What is the best way to install Windows 11 on it.My current thought is download windows 10 onto a USB, install it onto the m.2, Change the bios to boot that drive formated to GPT and check if it supports secure boot, then upgrade to window 11.I tried to clone to the m.2 with DiskGenius but it did not work It also reformated the drive changing it to MBR again. Whenever I tried to boot from the m.2 it gave the error code 0xc00000e. I don'

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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.

 

Windows 8 Secure Boot Feature: Not So Secure?

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

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.