Secure Boot isn't lojack, it doesn't really protect against theft or discourage it. Nothing is stopping you stealing someone's computer with Secure Boot and ins

Secure Boot isn't lojack, it doesn't really protect against theft or discourage it. Nothing is stopping you stealing someone's computer with Secure Boot and installing a fresh Windows on it. Secure Boot is about protecting the kernel from modification (e.g. root kits, activation cracks, and so on). It may help protect data also when combined with full disk encryption (it will make tricking you into entering your decryption key(s) into a fake/altered OS harder). It is a classic defence in depth system. I actually have nothing against Secure Boot, I just think it is too Microsoft controlled and getting a signing key too difficult (and for Microsoft to block competition too easy).