When Windows 8 rolled up to the curb, Microsoft did its best to enforce a protocol known as Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. This was to be a modern replacement for the aging BIOS system and would help ensure boot-time malware couldn’t be injected into a system. For the most part, Linux has overcome those UEFI hurdles. However, with Windows 10, those hurdles could be returning. This BIOS replacement, UEFI, caused some serious problems with “alternative” platforms.

For some time, it was thought UEFI would render Linux uninstallable on any system certified for Windows 8 and up. Eventually Microsoft saw fit to require vendors to include a switch that allowed users to disable UEFI, so that their favorite Linux distribution could be installed. And then some Linux distributions set out to fully support Secure Boot (Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE, to name a few). This was accomplished by these particular companies purchasing digital key that would then allow their bootloaders to pass the UEFI firmware check. With that, those distributions have no problems dealing with Secure Boot. So what are you to do when you have a new system and you want to install Linux?

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The answer isn’t always simple. This isn’t going to serve as a definitive how-to on booting Linux with UEFI Secure Boot.

Hp Pavilion G6 Recovery Partition Download Free. Because every distribution and every piece of hardware is different, your mileage will vary. This will, however, give you enough information that should start you off on the right foot with Linux and Secure boot. Your best bet There is one sure-fire way around this issue and that is to simply disable certain components within your BIOS. From within the BIOS, you will want to disable the following: • Quickboot/Fastboot • Intel Smart Response Technology (ISRT) • FastStartUp (if you have Windows 8). With that done, you should be able to boot your distribution without problems.

If, however, you get a Secure boot or signature error, it’s time to disable Secure Boot. If your machine has Windows 7, you can simply enter the BIOS in the standard fashion (by hitting the proper keyboard key associated with your motherboard BIOS settings) and disable Secure Boot. If, however, your machine runs Windows 8, getting to the Secure Boot toggle isn’t quite that simple. To do this you must: • Boot Windows 8 • Press the Windows+I keys • Click Change PC Settings • Click General and then Advanced Startup • Click Restart now • Click UEFI Firmware settings. In Windows 8.1, do the following: • From the left sidebar, go to Update and recovery • Click Advanced startup • Click Restart now. The machine should then reboot and enter the BIOS where you can disable Secure Boot.

NOTE: Some BIOSes are equipped to run in what is called EFI or “legacy” mode. If your BIOS does allow this mode, set it and you should have zero issues with Linux. Certain motherboard manufacturers label this as Compatibility Support Module.

With Secure Boot off, run your live disk and see if the boot issue has vanished. If so, install Linux and do your happy dance. The next simple solution If disabling Secure Boot isn’t an option for you, the next easiest route to success is to choose a Linux distribution that fully supports Secure Boot.

If you’re using Ubuntu >= 12.04.2 (or any of its official “flavors”) or Linux Mint >=16, you can rest assured these distributions support Secure Boot because both distributions (and their “flavors”) share a legitimate Intel UEFI/SecureBoot code. As well, both enterprise-ready distributions Red Hat and SUSE have paid the piper to gain access to an official key.

With these particular distributions, Secure Boot should not be an issue. I’ve booted plenty of Secure Boot-enabled machines with Ubuntu and had nary an issue. If you have a particular Linux distribution that you are fond of, and you are having trouble getting around Secure Boot, contact the developers of said distribution and see what they recommend. Dual booting But what about dual booting Windows and Linux? Considering Windows makes use of Secure Boot, won’t that hamper your ability to boot both platforms? Not if you’re using Windows 8 or 8.1.

With these particular iterations of Windows, you can actually disable Secure Boot and still boot the OS. There is one major glitch in this approach.

Say you have Windows 8, you disable Secure Boot, and then you install your favorite flavor of Linux for dual booting purposes. Hp Deskjet 850c Driver Download Xp. Installer Epson L120. One day you boot up Windows to discover the 8.1 update is available.