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If users can easily disable Secure Boot, it won't prevent much piracy at all.
by cdh 15y ago
If users can easily disable Secure Boot, it won't prevent much piracy at all.
- tango76 15y agoUsers can disable SB, but then they wouldn't be able to boot Windows 8.
- kevingadd 15y agoIsn't it a completely optional feature? Otherwise, Windows 8 would not work on any pre-Secure Boot PCs.
- tango76 15y agoThe article states that "According to Microsoft’s presentation at //BUILD/2011, Secure Boot will be “Required for Windows 8 client”"
- mjg59 15y agoFor machines that adhere to the Windows 8 logo program. Windows 8 itself will still boot on BIOS, let alone UEFI systems without secure boot.