Final Say on Secure boot...

bassfacer22

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I've been reading a lot on this forum about everybody saying "disable secure boot" and turn off this and that.. i keep reading about turn legacy on.. blah blah blah..

- SO Can windows 8.1 be clean installed with "secure boot" turned ON and UEFI and all the safe/secure options in the bios turned on?!!??

**on any and all computer bought AFTER 2013.
(because assuming they can handle secureboot and whatever latest bios of today..)

thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (HOME not Pro) 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    (So not very nice) Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    i7 quad 2.4Gig
    Memory
    16G ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 2gig 755m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo

    supercache2 m2. mini card.
    Antivirus
    Win Defender
YES..

But at times, because of secure boot the proper security keys are not installed into the uefi firmware - and thus you have to disable secure boot to allow widows to re-write the security keys
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
ok well.. i'm going to try to install windows 8.1 from the iso to usb method posted here.. and i am going to leave on Secure boot.. lets see...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (HOME not Pro) 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    (So not very nice) Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    i7 quad 2.4Gig
    Memory
    16G ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 2gig 755m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo

    supercache2 m2. mini card.
    Antivirus
    Win Defender
Sorry if I'm barging in. If I should start a new thread please say so.

My question:
I have a new laptop with pre-installed Windows 8.1 and am just now reading this thread. I assume I have secure boot.

A. How do I find out?
B. Should I disable it now?
C. My Windows 8.1 did not come with installation disks and I don't really want to go through re-installing Windows and redoing my customizations.

What should I do?

Thanks.
 

My Computer

Check your BIOS settings and disable it if you want.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    INTEL Core i7-2700K 3.5GHz
    Motherboard
    ASROCK Fatal1ty P67 Main Board
    Memory
    HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips Brilliance BDM4065UC
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    SSD: Samsung EVO 250 GB
    Internal HDD: WD Black 1TB
    External: 2x2TB MyBook drives
    1x4TB MyBook
    1x1TB Seagate Freeagent drive
    PSU
    Corsair GS 700W
    Case
    Silverstone Kublai KL04
    Cooling
    Artic Cooling Freezer Pro
    Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
    Mouse
    Razer Mamba Elite 2012
    Internet Speed
    10/0.75
    Browser
    FF 39.0.3, Microsoft Edge, Chrome 44
    Antivirus
    Avast 10.0
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