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 ...

Among the requirements for installing Windows 11 are two security features: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 and Secure Boot. As we’ve documented before ...

Secure Boot is an industry standard for ensuring that Windows devices don’t load malicious firmware or software during the startup process. If you have it turned on—as you should in most cases, and it ...

Secure Boot has been a core part of PC motherboards for more than a decade -- MSI needed to be reminded of that. A security researcher recently discovered that MSI has released more than 300 ...

Why it matters: Secure Boot is a technology designed to protect the PC boot chain and avoid running a tampered operating system. A firmware update released by MSI, however, changed the feature ...

But the feature still works if you set the BIOS correctly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

It’s the first thing you need to do when you get a Secure Boot option grayed out in the BIOS. Although it is not necessary, some configurations require users to set ...

The Secure Boot feature in Windows 11/10/8.1/8, assures a user that his PC boots using only firmware that is trusted by the manufacturer and no one else. So, if there are any incorrect configurations, ...