A simple guide to know and verify secure boot is enabled in Windows 10 or Windows 11. The Secure Boot protects the boot process against security attacks from malicious code like malware and ransomware. Secure Boot is firmware-dependent and requires that the computer BIOS is set to UEFI mode. The Secure Boot is an important security feature designed to prevent malicious software from loading when your PC starts up (boots).  Most modern PCs are capable of Secure Boot, but in some instances, there may be settings that cause the PC to appear to not be capable of Secure Boot. These settings can be changed in the PC firmware. Firmware, often called BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), is the software that starts up before Windows when you first turn on your PC. 

How to Verify Secure Boot is Enabled in Windows 10/11

1. Click the Windows Button to the bottom left of the screen or press the Windows Key.
2. In the Search Bar, type: System Information
3. Press Enter.
4. System Information will open, and System Summary should be selected by default.
5. On the right side of this screen, look for BIOS Mode and Secure Boot State.
6. If Secure Boot is enabled, the BIOS Mode will show “UEFI,”.

Try to check out on the System Information page to find the BIOS Mode. If the BIOS Mode shows “Legacy” in the Boot setting in the computer BIOS, it must be switched from Legacy to UEFI mode. Read this article about switch Legacy BIOS to UEFI mode.

Check Secure Boot Status using Powershell

To confirms that Secure Boot is enabled by checking the Secure Boot status on the local computer using Powershell comamnd. This command checks whether Secure Boot is enabled on the computer.

1. Press Windows key type Powershell.
2. Right click the PowerShell and run the Powershell as administrator, or (Press Ctrl+Shfit then press enter to run powershell as Administrator).
3. Type the following command and check the result.

PS C:\> Confirm-SecureBootUEFI
True

The Confirm-SecureBootUEFI cmdlet confirms that Secure Boot is enabled by checking the Secure Boot status on a UEFI computer.

• If the computer supports Secure Boot and Secure Boot is enabled, this cmdlet returns $True.
• If the computer supports Secure Boot and Secure Boot is disabled, this cmdlet returns $False.

If the computer does not support Secure Boot or is a BIOS (non-UEFI) computer, this cmdlet displays the following:

Cmdlet not supported on this platform.

If Windows PowerShell® is not run in administrator mode, this cmdlet displays the following:

Unable to set proper privileges. Access was denied.

This cmdlet requires that Windows PowerShell be run in administrator mode. So make sure you run the Powershell as administrator.

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Do you know how to boot a Laptop or Desktop PC that are new and has different boot options? Here are the lists of all Laptops and Desktops System BIOS boot keys. The system BIOS boot keys allow you to boot your computer when you want to change operating system.

System BIOS Boot Keys Laptop & Desktop

Remember, it many not works on some models have different keys combinations to others. It’s better to read the notebook guides.

Acer Boot Options Keys

F2 (BIOS Setup)
F12 (Boot Device Options)
ALT + F10 (Acer eRecovery)

How to Access and Configure BIOS Option on Windows 10?

1. Press Windows button and select Settings.
2. Select Update & Security from Setting options.
3. Select Recovery from the left menu page’s of Update & Security.
4. Click Restart Now under Advanced startup.
5. When system restart, click Troubleshoot.
6. Next click Advanced options.
7. Select UEFI Firmware Settings or other options.
8. Click Restart.

It’s work for all Windows 10 system. So just try to enable it from Windows system Settings.

ASUS Boot Options Keys

ESC (Boot Selection Menu)
F2 (BIOS Setup)
F9 (Asus Laptop Recovery)

Apple Laptop Boot Options Keys

Command + Option + P + R (PRAM and NVRAM Reset)
Command + S (Boot into Single-User Mode)
Command + V (Boot with Verbose Status)
Option (Select Hard Drive Boot Volume)
Option + N (Boot Image from Netboot Server)
Shift (Boot into Safe Mode)
C (Boot from CD Drive)
D (Boot from OS/X Recovery and perform Hardware Test)
N (Boot from Network)

Dell Laptop Boot Options Keys

CTRL + F11 (Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec)
F8 (Repair Your Computer) Dell Factory Image Restore

EI Systems Boot Option Keys

F10 (System Recovery)

Fujitsu Laptop Boot Option Keys

F2 (BIOS Setup)
F12 (Boot Menu)

Gateway Boot Options Keys

F11 or R (Gateway Recovery)

HP & Compaq Desktops Boot Option Keys

F10 (HP Recovery)

HP Pavilion & Compaq Laptops

ESC (Startup Menu)
F1 (System Information)
F2 (System Diagnostic)
F9 (Boot Device Options)
F10 (BIOS Setup)
F11 (System Recovery)

IBM ThinkPad Boot Option Keys

F11 (IBM Product Recovery)

Intel NUC Boot Option Keys

F2 (System Setup)
F7 (BIOS Update)
F10 (Boot Menu)

Lenovo Boot Options Keys.

(Lenovo OneKey Rescue System)
F2 (BIOS Setup)

Packard Bell Boot Options Keys

F11 (Recovery Program)

Sony Vaio Boot Options Keys

F10 (VAIO Recovery Wizard)

Toshiba Laptop Boot Options Keys

0 (zero) (Toshiba Harddrive Recovery Utility)
F2 (Setup Utility)
F8 (Advanced Boot Options Menu)
F12 (Boot Menu)

Finally, if you couldn’t find your system bios boot keys on these list, comment us. We will help you to find and fix the boot options keys of your exact Laptop and desktop models.

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