Windows 11 and Secure Boot


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ryan83

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Hi,

I was wondering, my laptop is compatible with Windows 11 (I have done the windows check).

The question I have relates to secure boot, to install windows 10 via USB I had to disable secure boot first.

Having secure boot enabled is a necessary requirement for Windows 11, will I be able to upgrade to Windows 11 or will I have to wipe my machine, enable secure boot and reinstall Windows.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
ryan83 said:
Hi,

I was wondering, my laptop is compatible with Windows 11 (I have done the windows check).

The question I have relates to secure boot, to install windows 10 via USB I had to disable secure boot first.

Having secure boot enabled is a necessary requirement for Windows 11, will I be able to upgrade to Windows 11 or will I have to wipe my machine, enable secure boot and reinstall Windows.

Thanks
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As I understand it... the "Disable Secure boot, is only a requirement when installing Win 10 from a USB stick.

After Win 10 is installed, you CAN turn on Secure Boot, and you have more options than just a USB stick, for installing Windows 11.
Besides a USB stick you can acquire Windows 11 via free upgrade or by installing from an ISO on your desktop.

Right click the ISO image, choose: MOUNT, then just double click setup.exe
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.4112 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Ghot said:
As I understand it... the "Disable Secure boot, is only a requirement when installing Win 10 from a USB stick.

After Win 10 is installed, you CAN turn on Secure Boot, and you have more options than just a USB stick, for installing Windows 11.
Besides a USB stick you can acquire Windows 11 via free upgrade or by installing from an ISO on your desktop.

Right click the ISO image, choose: MOUNT, then just double click setup.exe
Click to expand...
Secure boot is greyed out in my BIOS settings.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
ryan83 said:
Secure boot is greyed out in my BIOS settings.
Click to expand...


You might have to enable something else in your BIOS to get the Secure Boot to... "light up".

Even though it's greyed out... it must be enabled, or you wouldn't have passed the "Windows Check" ??


Maybe run this tool, and post a screenshot of the results.

WhyNotWin11 tool
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.4112 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Ghot said:
You might have to enable something else in your BIOS to get the Secure Boot to... "light up".

Even though it's greyed out... it must be enabled, or you wouldn't have passed the "Windows Check" ??


Maybe run this tool, and post a screenshot of the results.

WhyNotWin11 tool
Click to expand...
Got it to work by disabling Legacy mode in boot options, thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
ryan83 said:
Got it to work by disabling Legacy mode in boot options, thanks.
Click to expand...


You should still run that tool from GitHub. :)




Here's what mine looks like...


Image1.png
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.4112 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
There is no need to disable secure boot when booting from a Windows 10 or Windows 11 installation USB flash drive, if the flash drive is PROPERLY created.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
If as i do you still have 'Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool' you can still use this to create working USB drives with Windows 10 and 11. You will need to have the ISO file first though.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10 Enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5
    Memory
    Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 2133mhz 32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Palit StormX Gerforce GTX1050Ti 4GB
    Sound Card
    M-Audio Delta Audiophile 24/96 PCI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Pavilion 27xi IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WDS500G2B0A (C) Western Digital WD30EZRX (G)
    Western Digital WD6402AAEX (D) Western Digital WD60EFRX (H)
    Western Digital WD7500AYPS (E) Western Digital WD60EZRZ (I)
    Western Digital WD10EZEX (F)
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos
    Cooling
    upHere AC12 RGB 2x 120mm
    Keyboard
    Advent ADE-KBW100 Aluminium
    Mouse
    LBATS X9 Metal
    Internet Speed
    38 down / 9 up
    Browser
    Firefox, Waterfox and Edge.
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self-build (1st Test/Dev Machine)
    CPU
    AMD FX-8320
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-970-DS3P FX
    Memory
    DDR3 1600mhz (4x8GB) 32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GT730 4GB
    Sound Card
    M-Audio Delta Audiophile 24/96 PCI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2009W
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB SSD (C)
    6x assorted WD and Seagate 3.5'' HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850
    Case
    Aerocool PGS RS-4
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Seidon 120V AIO Water Cooler
    Mouse
    Generic
    Keyboard
    Sumvision RI0 Wireless.
    Internet Speed
    38 down / 9 up
    Browser
    Firefox, Waterfox and Edge.
    Antivirus
    Defender
TomJones said:
If as i do you still have 'Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool' you can still use this to create working USB drives with Windows 10 and 11. You will need to have the ISO file first though.
Click to expand...
Or use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. Disabling secure boot is only necessary when creating a USB using Rufus or similiar.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 build 10.0.26100.1591 RP / WSL 2 running Ubuntu
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 14 5430
    CPU
    Intel i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell 0GMW80
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14" and LG Ultrawide 26"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 and 2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVME Gen 4 M.2 SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell KM3322W
    Mouse
    Dell Trackpad or Dell KM3322W
    Internet Speed
    900mb down / 400mb up FTTP
    Browser
    Edge 128.0.2739.67
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Windows 365
    1TB OneDrive
    Outlook Classic
    Visual Studio Code running in WSL
    Python 3.12.5
    Macrium Reflect
    MyDell
    Dell SupportAssist
    Dell TB16 Thunderbolt dock
    WSL
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro 7
    CPU
    Core i5 - 1035G4
    Motherboard
    Microsoft
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface touch
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    PSU
    Microsoft
    Case
    Microsoft Keyboard
    Cooling
    None
    Mouse
    Microsoft Arc Intellimouse
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Surface Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    900mb / 400mb FTTP
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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