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> Microsoft is requiring (PowerPoint) that OEMs ship client systems with the secure boot enabled to get the Windows 8 logo. Okay, so by default this is on. Am

by mhd 15y ago

> Microsoft is requiring (PowerPoint) that OEMs ship client systems with the secure boot enabled to get the Windows 8 logo. Okay, so by default this is on. Am I missing something or is there a big reason why you couldn't just Hit [DEL] when booting and change this to [disabled]? After all, major mainboard manufacturers currently make it rather easy to overclock your system (even unlocking disabled cores), which I can't imagine making Intel or AMD very happy. Yes, some Dell/HP computers might be truly locked, which would make this Winmodem 2.0 on a bigger scale. But as long as you can build your own, most Linuxers and Hackintosh builders should be okay. Well, at least for desktops. If e.g. all Dell laptops would be permanently locked… But right now this is a lot of coulds and mights over a potential feature. I'm still saying FUD.

bad_user 15y ago
Probably because that would defeat the point so disabling it from BIOS may not be an available option.
- mhd 15y ago
  It would still be on for most users, so unless malware can affect BIOS options, you'd have complete protection against that. I'm not certain about the implementation details, but I assume that the OS can somehow figure out if it's booting in safe mode. And I guess Windows 8 just won't boot if you disable it in the BIOS. This would be a bit annoying if you dual-boot and switch frequently, but no big deal. Nobody would loose anything, unless we assume that keeping other OSs from the system is what it's all about. If it's a hard lock-out, we'll get cracked BIOS images pretty soon. Maybe even from the manufacturers ("Not supported, you loose Windows 8 logo compatibility" etc.)… Never mind that it won't be long until the first crack for this protection scheme is out, disabling it in windows – just like every other annoying activation / security thing MS came up with. Again, assuming that this it will really be this restrictive and mandatory.

by mhd 15y ago

bad_user 15y ago

Probably because that would defeat the point so disabling it from BIOS may not be an available option.

mhd 15y ago
It would still be on for most users, so unless malware can affect BIOS options, you'd have complete protection against that. I'm not certain about the implementation details, but I assume that the OS can somehow figure out if it's booting in safe mode. And I guess Windows 8 just won't boot if you disable it in the BIOS. This would be a bit annoying if you dual-boot and switch frequently, but no big deal. Nobody would loose anything, unless we assume that keeping other OSs from the system is what it's all about. If it's a hard lock-out, we'll get cracked BIOS images pretty soon. Maybe even from the manufacturers ("Not supported, you loose Windows 8 logo compatibility" etc.)… Never mind that it won't be long until the first crack for this protection scheme is out, disabling it in windows – just like every other annoying activation / security thing MS came up with. Again, assuming that this it will really be this restrictive and mandatory.