> Remember when Microsoft tried to change that with Secure Boot? If it hadn't been for the public outcry in the tech columns, they probably would've proceeded w

> Remember when Microsoft tried to change that with Secure Boot? If it hadn't been for the public outcry in the tech columns, they probably would've proceeded with it. Yes, but Secure Boot doesn't/shouldn't prevent you from re-installing Windows, since Microsoft's Secure Boot keys are installed anyway. I believe in all but a few cases OEMs have made Secure Boot an optional flag in UEFI, so you can choose to disable it if you want to install another OS such as Linux. However I am aware of several non-x86 platforms which use Secure Boot to prevent you from installing another OS (e.g. Surface 2)