{"id":6495,"date":"2024-02-17T00:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T00:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/?p=6495"},"modified":"2024-02-17T03:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T03:20:39","slug":"how-to-disable-secure-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Secure Boot In Windows 7, 8, 10 [2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy friends, today we are going to sharing with you how to turn off the secure boot or disable secure boot and how to enable secure boot in windows.<\/p>\n<p>So, without wasting time let&#8217;s get started to point&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of boot settings in Windows, each of which has its own function. Well, one thing you have to know is secure boot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6511 size-full\" title=\"How to Disable Secure Boot In Windows 7, 8, 10\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-In-Windows-7-8-10.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Secure Boot In Windows 7, 8, 10\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-In-Windows-7-8-10.png 700w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-In-Windows-7-8-10-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-In-Windows-7-8-10-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-In-Windows-7-8-10-696x368.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is a secure boot? In short, this feature serves to maintain OS security.<\/p>\n<p>Namely by making the computer or laptop boot by loading the system&#8217;s built-in programs or the laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Then block other programs that can run. For example, from USB, DVD, and others the like.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6633d7ee601ad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6633d7ee601ad\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#How_to_Disable_UEFI_Secure_Boot\" title=\"How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot\">How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#_1_Turn_off_Secure_Boot_Directly\" title=\"# 1. Turn off Secure Boot Directly\"># 1. Turn off Secure Boot Directly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#_2_Through_Windows\" title=\"# 2. Through Windows\"># 2. Through Windows<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#When_is_Secure_Boot_Disabled\" title=\"When is Secure Boot Disabled?\">When is Secure Boot Disabled?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#How_to_Re-Enable_Secure_Boot\" title=\"How to Re-Enable Secure Boot\">How to Re-Enable Secure Boot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-disable-secure-boot\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_UEFI_Secure_Boot\"><\/span><strong>How to Disable UEFI Secure Boot<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Secure boot is usually used to minimize errors during the boot process. But there are times when you have to disable this feature for some needs.<\/p>\n<p>For example when you use dual-boot, to load more than one OS (Windows + Linux generally).<\/p>\n<p>To disable it, you have to enter BIOS mode. Because this setting is only found in the BIOS.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_1_Turn_off_Secure_Boot_Directly\"><\/span><strong># 1. Turn off Secure Boot Directly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s how to disable secure boot :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn off the computer or laptop<\/li>\n<li>Turn it back on<\/li>\n<li>Press the BIOS key (between F1 to F12, ESC, or Del)<\/li>\n<li>Enter Boot or Authentification settings<\/li>\n<li>Please disable secure boot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please follow this method if you know the BIOS key, and the fast boot position is disabled.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_2_Through_Windows\"><\/span><strong># 2. Through Windows<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you turn on your computer or laptop and then the BIOS screen doesn&#8217;t appear, you can follow these steps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/windows-10-start-menu-not-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>open the start menu<\/strong><\/a> by pressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/windows-10-pro-product-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows key<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Then find and select the <strong>change advanced startup options<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6498\" title=\"Through Windows\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows.png\" alt=\"Through Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows.png 782w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-696x448.png 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-653x420.png 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please check the <strong>Advanced startup<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n<li>Click raffle <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-restart-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Restart Now<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6499\" title=\"Through Windows\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1.jpg\" alt=\"Through Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1.jpg 964w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-1-742x420.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Later you will be <strong>directed to the Choose an option page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On this page, please click the Troubleshoot menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6500 size-full\" title=\"Through Windows\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2.png\" alt=\"Through Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2.png 750w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2-696x420.png 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-2-695x420.png 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue to click the <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6501 size-full\" title=\"Through Windows\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3.png\" alt=\"Through Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3.png 750w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3-696x406.png 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-3-719x420.png 719w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since the secure boot is in UEFI settings, please click on <strong>UEFI Firmware Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6502 size-full\" title=\"Through Windows\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4.jpg\" alt=\"Through Windows\" width=\"750\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4-696x407.jpg 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Through-Windows-4-718x420.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here you can just <strong>press the Restart button<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Wait a few moments until you <strong>enter BIOS mode<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>After that, you can <strong>click the Authentication tab<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Insecure<strong> boot<\/strong>, please <strong>change it to Disable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6509 size-full\" title=\"How to Disable Secure Boot\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Secure Boot\" width=\"750\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot.png 750w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-696x393.png 696w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/How-to-Disable-Secure-Boot-745x420.png 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t find the settings, please deactivate the fast boot feature first and then test again.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to save the BIOS by pressing <strong>Save Changes and Exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_is_Secure_Boot_Disabled\"><\/span><strong>When is Secure Boot Disabled?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If asked like this, then I just answer as necessary. The reason was, that the secure boot feature is specially programmed for Windows security systems.<\/p>\n<p>If from this security there is an active blocking of the program you want to run, then the secure boot feature can be disabled.<\/p>\n<p>For example dual &#8211; boot as I mentioned, or when you want to boot via USB or DVD in which there is a special application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disabling secure boot will not erase all data on your PC.<\/li>\n<li>The BIOS settings on a PC or laptop are basically different. You can adjust it yourself if you don&#8217;t find the menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Re-Enable_Secure_Boot\"><\/span><strong>How to Re-Enable Secure Boot<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To turn it back on, do the same steps as before. Changing the disabled option to be enabled.<\/p>\n<p>But if there is an error, you can open the Exit menu then there are an option Load Defaults, please select.<\/p>\n<p>This option will return the secure boot setting to active again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\">Or finally, you can also reset the CMOS on the motherboard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That is the discussion on how to disable secure boot. If there is nothing in particular that you want to do, my advice is to just enable secure boot.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that with secure boot, a <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">computer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laptop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laptop<\/a> system can run more stable. And also to avoid errors that might arise.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please send them via the comments column.<\/p>\n<p>Hope it is useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy friends, today we are going to sharing with you how to turn off the secure boot or disable secure boot and how to enable secure boot in windows. So, without wasting time let&#8217;s get started to point&#8230; There are a variety of boot settings in Windows, each of which has its own function. Well, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2077,2078],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6495"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20765,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495\/revisions\/20765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}