Secure Boot in Windows 11


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I just ran Belarc Advisor on my Windows 11 Pro machine. It says Secure Boot is disabled. In my search about secure boot I read that secure boot had to be enabled in the UEFI to install Windows 11. Obviously Windows 11 Pro is already installed on my machine. So, other than my problems with playing DVDs, which I have posted about here in the Eleven Forum, my machine seems to be working fine. How important is it for secure boot to be enabled and should I try accessing the UEFI to enable it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro ver. 22H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACPI x64-based PC
    CPU
    12th Grn. Intel i7-12700K 3600 Mhz 12 Cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK - Prime Z690-P WIFI
    Memory
    64 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS72252 5VLAT80 2 Tb ssd Hard drive
    PSU
    850 Watt Power Supply
    Case
    19" high desktop
    Cooling
    A lot of fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    500 Mg
    Browser
    FF
    Antivirus
    Windows Defendor & Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    2 Asus Blu-Ray burners - BW - 16D1HT
It is my understanding that the requirement is a device must be secure boot capable, not necessarily turned on. See last statement here. Windows 11 and Secure Boot - Microsoft Support

MS does recommend that secure boot be on, though. Mine is not because I regularly boot from a Linux distro.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
Windows 11 only needs hardware to support secure boot. Does not require it enabled. Secure boot makes sure software that is loaded is signed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Thank you both for your replies. I believe I am going to leave well enough alone.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro ver. 22H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACPI x64-based PC
    CPU
    12th Grn. Intel i7-12700K 3600 Mhz 12 Cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK - Prime Z690-P WIFI
    Memory
    64 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    HDS72252 5VLAT80 2 Tb ssd Hard drive
    PSU
    850 Watt Power Supply
    Case
    19" high desktop
    Cooling
    A lot of fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    500 Mg
    Browser
    FF
    Antivirus
    Windows Defendor & Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    2 Asus Blu-Ray burners - BW - 16D1HT
Hi,

Guys, don't compromise on your system security, enable Secure Boot if your usage allows it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ
    Screen Resolution
    3440 x 1440 Full RGB @ 100Hz
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
    SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic Focus GX 850W ATX 3.0
    Case
    NZXT H5 Flow
    Cooling
    NZXT Kraken X53
    Keyboard
    Logitech G413
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
Hi,

Guys, don't compromise on your system security, enable Secure Boot if your usage allows it.
I agree with general sentiment.

However, it rather depends on whether person is dual/multi booting with an OS that will not run with secure boot enabled.

In such cases, user would have to assess if the risk of leaving secure disabled outweighs in inconvenience of flip flopping secure boot in bios.

Of course, it is safer to run non secure boot OSs in a virtual machine rather than running OSs as native host OSs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0

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