Secure Boot is a safety feature that allows the system to only boot using recognized software that has a digital signature. It ensures that the system does not use unsigned software during boot, preventing malware from hooking into the boot loader.
You need to enable Secure Boot to run several applications, including Windows 11 Installation. You can enable Secure Boot on your MSI Motherboard through the BIOS settings. But, there are a few things to consider before you can access the Secure Boot option.
How to Enable Secure Boot on MSI BIOS?
If you are enabling Secure Boot to clean install Windows 11, you first need to set the drive’s partition style to GPT and change the BIOS mode to UEFI. Otherwise, you may get an error message prompting you to change the disk partition style to GPT.
However, if you just want to enable Secure secure boot to protect your system, you can simply start fromEnable Secure Boot section.
Convert Partition Style to GPT
Partition styletells the system how the operating system interprets the partition table. GPT or GUID Partition Table is the latest one and more efficient compared to Master Boot Record.
If you have a disk that uses an MBR partition style, you need to upgrade to a GPT partition to install Windows 11.
First, start by checking your current partition Style.
If the Partition Style is GPT, you can jump to Change BIOS Mode. If the partition style is MBR, you need to change it to GPT.
Enable Secure Boot
MSI BIOS may not give you the option to access Secure Boot settings by default. First, you need to set the BIOS mode to UEFI. Since Secure Boot is only available for UEFI firmware.
CSM or the Compatibility Support Mode allows your system to run older hardware that is not compatible with newer systems. But the BIOS will not have a setting named Secure Boot if the BIOS mode is set to CSM.
To fix this, you first need to change BIOS mode to UEFI. Tocheck the motherboard’s BIOS mode,
If your BIOS Mode is CSM,you first need to set it to UEFI. If the BIOS mode is UEFI, you may access Secure Boot options in the BIOS.
Once you have set BIOS mode to UEFI, you’re able to now access and change the Secure Boot option.
If the BIOS displays a message that says System in Setup Mode, you need to be in User mode. To do this, you first need to set Secure Boot Mode to Standard.
How to Check Secure Boot State in Windows?
Once you have enabled Secure Boot in BIOS, you can also check whether the OS detected changes made in the BIOS. You can do this using System Information.
