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> "So Microsoft demands(!) that all x86 PCs and laptops which are sold in its certification program have to have Secure Boot easily disable-able in the BIOS/uEF

by Toshio 13y ago

> "So Microsoft demands(!) that all x86 PCs and laptops which are sold in its certification program have to have Secure Boot easily disable-able in the BIOS/uEFI by the end user..." You say "easily disable-able" but that's not the case. The process of disabling SecureBoot is anything but easy, and it's undocumented.

mdmarra 13y ago
My experience has been: Enter uEFI > Navigate to Security > Select SecureBoot > Disable What has your terrible experience been and on what model of computer?
UnoriginalGuy 13y ago
On my motherboard I go: Security (tab) -> Secure Boot -> Disabled -> Save And it is documented. It is right there in the manual. This is an ASRock motherboard produced in the last few years. It literally is as complicated as turning on and off the internal sound or networking, or switching on USB legacy mode. PS - This web-site shows a different ASRock motherboard with the same-ish setup: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enable-disable-uefi.html http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enabl...
alan_cx 13y ago
Why on earth you you say that? Its just a bios setting. OK, may be average non techie person might be scared of bios settings, but if they are, there is literally no way they would or should be trying to replace Windows with Linux.
illuminate 13y ago
"The process of disabling SecureBoot is anything but easy, and it's undocumented" Making things up does not somehow make your argument more convincing, it reflects poorly on you for anyone who actually uses a laptop/desktop with uEFI. If an end-user knows how to get into a BIOS, they can find the plain-text labeled option to disable.
speeder 13y ago
I have a ASUS machine, I want to install Fedora from USB (but it does not work with UEFI) Can you tell me how to disable it? I tried everything, and it did not worked... Yes, the BIOS does have a option to disable secure boot there, but even using that option, secure boot still stays active and refuse to boot anything unsigned.

by Toshio 13y ago

mdmarra 13y ago

My experience has been: Enter uEFI > Navigate to Security > Select SecureBoot > Disable What has your terrible experience been and on what model of computer?

UnoriginalGuy 13y ago

On my motherboard I go: Security (tab) -> Secure Boot -> Disabled -> Save And it is documented. It is right there in the manual. This is an ASRock motherboard produced in the last few years. It literally is as complicated as turning on and off the internal sound or networking, or switching on USB legacy mode. PS - This web-site shows a different ASRock motherboard with the same-ish setup: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enable-disable-uefi.html http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/17058-secure-boot-enabl...

alan_cx 13y ago

Why on earth you you say that? Its just a bios setting. OK, may be average non techie person might be scared of bios settings, but if they are, there is literally no way they would or should be trying to replace Windows with Linux.

illuminate 13y ago

"The process of disabling SecureBoot is anything but easy, and it's undocumented" Making things up does not somehow make your argument more convincing, it reflects poorly on you for anyone who actually uses a laptop/desktop with uEFI. If an end-user knows how to get into a BIOS, they can find the plain-text labeled option to disable.

speeder 13y ago

I have a ASUS machine, I want to install Fedora from USB (but it does not work with UEFI) Can you tell me how to disable it? I tried everything, and it did not worked... Yes, the BIOS does have a option to disable secure boot there, but even using that option, secure boot still stays active and refuse to boot anything unsigned.