What just happened? Judgment day for Windows 7 and 8 has finally arrived. While we've known this was coming for a while, Microsoft had a final surprise for Windows 7 users: anyone still needing ...

This article describes how to enable Secure Boot to install Windows 11. How Do I Enable Secure Boot? The easiest way to enable Secure Boot is to do so through UEFI. It's typically listed as one of the ...

ESET researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow bad actors to circumvent UEFI Secure Boot and deploy malicious UEFI bootkits such as Bootkitty or BlackLotus on ...

Why it matters: Discovered in October 2022, BlackLotus is a powerful UEFI-compatible bootkit sold on underground marketplaces at $5,000 per license. The malware provides impressive capabilities, and a ...

A recently patched security vulnerability in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems could allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections and compromise system safety during the boot ...

Update 1/22/23: Title updated as MSI intentionally changed this setting as per statement below. Over 290 MSI motherboards are reportedly affected by an insecure default UEFI Secure Boot setting ...

Your system will still work without the security feature, but what are the risks if you disable it?

Acer has fixed a high-severity vulnerability affecting multiple laptop models that could enable local attackers to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot on targeted systems. The Secure Boot security feature ...

The vulnerabilities were introduced when Lenovo inadvertently included an early development driver in the commercial versions of their software. Lenovo has released fixes for high-severity bios ...

In this post, we will show you how to disable Secure Boot in Hyper-V and what to do if Hyper-V is not booting when Secure Boot is enabled. If you’re running a Generation 2 virtual machine in Hyper-V ...