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Why is Windows not booting (boot loop) after accepting a BitLocker PIN after having completed BIOS CMS work?

Occasionally one might need to boot into an application that requires CMS mode in BIOS to be enabled (like SpinRite.) Since most Windows modern installation are UEFI with Secure Boot, this requires ...
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Supplemental WDAC policy Doesn't Override Block Rule from Base WDAC Policy (Microsoft Recommended Block Rules)

I'm working on creating a Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) supplemental policy which supplements a base policy. The base policy is merged with the Microsoft Recommended Block Rules. This ...
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Secure Boot Violation: Invalid Signature Detected, Check Secure Boot Policy in Setup Error - HackBGRT (how to use secure boot with it)

Update - Go to answer for steps. First off, I am trying to enable secure Boot thus I don't consider disabling secure Boot a solution. I have a Gigabyte B450M DS3H, with AMD Ryzen 5600 and have tried ...
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PC not booting after enabling secureboot in Linux

I tried to Multiboot my Laptop with secureboot enabled, I installed fedora on one SSD and had Windows 11 on the other one. Then I generated a new key for the UEFI. I enabled secureboot in the UEFI ...
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Getting a “Secure Boot Violation” on an MSI Modern 14 after a Windows 11 update failed

Upgraded Windows 10 to Windows 11 on MSI Modern 14 earlier this year via Update assistant. I saw the latest Windows 11 22H2 update and put the MSI modern 14 to upgrade via Windows 11 Installation ...
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Can't enable secure boot in Windows 11

I am using Windows 11 and can't enable secure boot. I tried to enable it in BIOS, but it still doesn't work, and in system information, it's off.
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bcdedit.exe command giving strange error

Until yesterday i could use the command bcdedit /set testsigning on, so that i could start kernel mode drivers that are not signed, and then bcdedit /set testsigning off before shutting down, and i ...
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Secure Boot support on a custom-made PC with Windows 10 Pro

As part of my Windows 11 upgrade activities, MS says my PC does not support Secure Boot. Something also confirmed by msinfo32.exe: msinfo32 snapshot Strangely enough, when I entered BIOS it states ...
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[Solved]How can I enable secure boot on my laptop

I have an Asus ROG strix g513ih laptop but in BIOS menu I can't select secure boot. It's greyed out
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Can disabling secure boot affect Windows?

Can disabling secure boot affect Windows OS? I want to disable it to install Linux. I use Windows 10 as my main OS now so all my data would be potentially lost if there is some problem with Windows ...
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Can't see HDD after enabling Secure Boot for Windows 11

Windows 11 is coming out, and according to the diagnostic tool I need to enable Secure Boot and TPM in order to upgrade. The TPM part was easy enough, however, the Secure Boot doesn't really work. I ...
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Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and back, playing with secure boot

On a Samsung NP900X3C, Windows 8.1 is installed. I would like to test Windows 10 on this machine and for that, I purchased a separate disk so that if it fails, I can just revert to the previous ...
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How to install a windows guest in qemu/kvm with secure boot enabled

My host machine is archlinux and I am using virt-manager as a frontend of qemu. I just have no idea about how to enabling secure boot for windows qemu guests. I have tried using the OVMF_CODE.secboot....
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Cannot access the BIOS while CSM is disabled

I've disabled CSM in the BIOS of the DS3H B450 motherboard, because it is required for secure boot (which in turn is required to update to Windows 11) but doing so has locked me out of the rest of the ...
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How to create an unattended Windows installation medium/iso/usb supporting Secure Boot and resulting in a UEFI-Windows installation?

Creating a medium from which a system can boot while Secure Boot remains active, is possible with the default Windows iso from Media Creator, but what about edited images? Creating a unattended ...
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