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How to Disable Secure Boot in Windows 8 By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Posted on Feb 25, 2013 Jan 4, 2014 in Windows Secure boot is a feature of Windows 8 that helps to prevent malicious software applications and “unauthorized” operating systems from loading during the system start-up process. How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot in Windows 10/8.1/8? Follow steps below to access UEFI settings to disable legacy secure boot control in Windows 10, 8.1 and Windows 8. Note that the Secure Boot option must be set to 'Disabled' or 'Off' to allow you to boot from external media correctly. Press Windows + I to open the settings charms. If you get a Secure Boot isn't configured correctly display message on your Windows desktop after upgrading to Windows 10/8.1, this post will help you fix it.
Secure boot is a feature of Windows 8 that helps to prevent malicious software applications and “unauthorized” operating systems from loading during the system start-up process. While it is a great security feature, it effectively prevented you from dual booting your PC. Any other OS without the proper signing key will be deemed as “unauthorized” and won’t be able to boot up. The way to go about it is either install an OS that comes with the appropriate signing key or disable the secure boot feature altogether. In this article, we will show you the latter.A Word About the Secure BootIt is important to note that the secure boot is not a Windows 8 feature. It is in fact a protocol in the.
It’s been around for a while, but hasn’t been implemented in many operating systems. Microsoft has chosen to do so for their Windows 8 OS and requires all PCs that want to have the Windows 8-certified logo to ship with the secure boot feature enabled. This has, of course, become a bit of a pain for people who want to dual-boot, either with Linux or any other OS. The intention of Secure Boot isn’t to “lock out” other operating systems. This is just an unintended consequence of the feature. The purpose of UEFI is to check for stuff that might make a computer behave unfavorably, like low-level malware that could sit between the hardware and operating system. The ProcessDisabling secure boot requires tweaking your own computer’s BIOS.
If you are not comfortable with playing with the BIOS settings, then this tutorial is not for you. Let’s walk through the process:Directly in your Windows 8 desktop:1.
Access your Charms bar (Win+C). Click the “Settings” charm.2. Within the “Settings” charm, click “Change PC Settings.”3. Select “General,” then click “Restart Now” under “Advanced Settings.” You’ll be asked to wait. This might take a minute or so, depending on your computer’s abilities.4. Within the new menu that appears, click “Troubleshoot,” then click “Advanced Options.”5. Click “UEFI Firmware Settings.” Notice all the twists and turns you had to take to get here.
It’s not over yet!6. Click the “Restart” button and wait for the computer to successfully restart.7. Once the computer starts up, you’ll need to access your BIOS. To do it, you have to press “Delete,” “F1,” or “F2”, depending on your computer, on your keyboard as soon as the computer begins its power-on process again. Try each one and see if it works. Usually, the key is revealed at the startup splash screen in a message that says “ Press to Enter Setup.”Note: Each BIOS configuration utility is different. You’ll have to intuitively navigate through the interface with my vague directions.8.
Try to find a menu labeled “Security” or “Security Settings.” Once you navigate to it, head straight down to “Secure boot configuration.” There’s a possibility that you might have a “Secure boot” option right when you arrive at the “Security” menu, so look out for that also. Once you see a “Secure boot” option, disable it and restart by pressing F10. This is often the magic key that saves your settings and restarts the computer.Note: You might not even find a secure boot option anywhere. You might not even find an option under “Security.” The below image shows the option as “UEFI Boot” under the “Boot” menu. Keep your eyes peeled for anything containing the words “Secure boot” and “UEFI.”. I clicked on “Troubleshoot,” then “Advanced Options,” but there was no Click “UEFI Firmware Settings.” I only have System Restore, Command Prompt, System Image Recovery, Startup Settings, Automatic Repair. I clicked on Startup Settings hoping I would find it there, but no such luck.
My laptop was purchased with Vista on it, I upgraded to Windows 7, then when Windows 8 was released I installed it. I want to go back to Windows 7, but I only have an upgrade version so I cannot install it. I have a system disk for XP. I am trying to install XP and then re-upgrade to 7, but Windows 8 will not allow anything. I have been in the bios file and I see nothing for “Secure boot” or “UEFI.” Where can I get help to get Windows 8 off my laptop? I need an OS I can use.
If your system shipped with Vista, though possible, it’s unlikely that it has Secure Boot (the UEFI). If so, you would’ve had trouble installing Windows 7.To install XP on a modern computer (anything with SATA), you need the proper drivers slipstreamed into the XP install CD.
Or if the computer has a floppy, the drivers can be installed that way.The only way that I can see a computer that was built for Vista to have UEFI, would have been to replace the MB with the feature built in. Very few users would buy such a component, maybe IT departments in business/corporate who wants more control over their computers.Cat. It appears that some traces of EUFI and Secure Boot may remain even after removing Windows 8 and upgrading to Windows 7: Linux’s GDisk report finding a malformed GPT header remaining on my Lenovo’s boot partition despite Win 7 having rewritten the boot partition as MBR. If you do choose to remove Win 8: use bootable Linux media to run GDisk (or a very thorough Windows utility — not just Magic Partition or the like), zap any GPT partitions, reformat the drive, and then make sure your bios does not have UEFI enabled — on my Lenovo the other option is called “Legacy boot”. Then install Win 7.
Personally, I’ve become less and less interested in Windows; the jerky release cycle coupled with ill-implemented “innovation” speaks of a company which has lost direction. But MS has nearly always been hasty and lacked foresight — VBScripted web pages for Internet Explorer and auto-execute VBA macros for Office were both incredibly non-secure applications of technology, and both required extensive backpedaling by MS to handle their malicious use. Now, I’m not intending to hate on MS: a huge number of useful technologies have come out of Windows. And MS hasn’t, in the past, locked OS to hardware the way Apple has done.
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That may be where UEFI and MS are headed, though. In any case, with the expansion of cloud apps and open-source software, I have less use for Windows than ever. Once you get into your BIOS, the mouse doesn’t work anymore.
That’s normal. Some BIOS interfaces allow for mouse activity, but most don’t.Arrow buttons not working is the fault of your BIOS manufacturer or keyboard manufacturer, not Microsoft. Most likely, you’re using a wireless keyboard or any other type of USB keyboard that stops sending signals once you’re in the BIOS, or the BIOS is selectively blocking your keyboard’s input.What you will need to do is try plugging in a wired keyboard (a simple one) to a rear USB port on your computer. Rear ports directly in contact with the motherboard’s circuit layout take precedence over front-side ports. I hope this helps.
That’s my PC! So when you disabled Secure Boot & rebooted, did the OS fire right up, or was a reinstall required?I ask because I want to install a SSD & wish to install Windows 7 Pro x64 (OEM) on it. Or do I need the full (retail) version? My plans are to dual boot Windows 7 & 8, as well as have Linux Mint installed on another HDD.As for the original HDD, I plan to leave it “as is” until the warranty runs out. Because if warranty service is needed, that OS (or at least some of the partitions) needs to be there.Cat. OK, so if this does work, as I have a Dell XPS 8700 coming in this week with Windows 8 installed, will Windows 8 still startup?
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Or will I have to reinstall? I see that my model has been mentioned above.I intend on doing so anyway to a SSD, but will have to wait for Dell to ship me the OEM OS reinstall & resource DVD’s (one can get this for free during the warranty period, but it has to be requested). Because it’s been reported that the recovery media that can (& should) be made only allows for install on the same size HDD.My plan is to keep Windows 8 & dual boot with Linux Mint 15, but to avoid overwriting the Windows bootloader, I’ll disconnect that drive during the install & use whatever “F” key to select what drive to boot. Easy BCD is also an option, but I’d prefer not to tamper with the default Windows bootloader.Many Thanks for any answers.Cat. “The intention of Secure Boot isn’t to “lock out” other operating systems.”And Paris Hilton is a virgin. With Secure Boot Microsoft saw a chance to make sure that Linux cannot be installed on a system with a modern motherboard.“This is just an unintended consequence of the feature.”And the unintended consequence of installing decorative steel bars in all the windows and doors is that it stops burglars from entering your home.The instructions are for disabling Secure Boot on a PC running Windows. If I want to install only Linux, do I start at Step #8?.