How Secure Boot Works On Windows 8 And 10 And What It Means For Linux
Modern PCs ship with a feature called “Secure Boot” enabled. This is a platform feature in UEFI, which replaces the traditional PC BIOS. If a PC manufacturer wants to place a “Windows 10” or “Windows 8” logo sticker to their PC, Microsoft requires they enable Secure Boot and follow some guidelines. Unfortunately, it also prevents you from installing some Linux distributions, which can be quite a hassle. How Secure Boot Secures Your PC’s Boot Process Secure Boot isn’t just designed to make running Linux more difficult....