Disable Secure Boot through UEFI, but only if you really need to This article explains how to disable Secure Boot on your computer. This security feature, enabled by default and included in ...

You can disable Secure Boot by restarting your PC and opening the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

While some of these features are possible on devices without a TPM, they’re more secure if you have one. Requiring the TPM on all Windows 11 devices lets Microsoft set a security floor.

Secure Boot is a feature of your computer's UEFI that only allows approved operating systems to boot up.

How to turn on Secure Boot Once you’re in your motherboard’s BIOS, you should likely also be able to locate a sub-menu for Secure Boot.

Security researchers have disclosed a new Secure Boot bypass tracked as CVE-2025-3052 that can be used to turn off security on PCs and servers and install bootkit malware.