Comment on Microsoft Is Now Being Sued Over Sunsetting Windows 10

• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you don’t enable SecureBoot then you can’t install Win 11.

  As a bonus, you won’t be able to install the latest Call of Duty or Battlefield titles either.

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  • bold_atlas@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wow! I can’t wait to not buy and not play either of those games!

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  • Hobo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Okay but you should enable secure boot on any device you want to keep any level of private data on. It’s trivial to break into a device that doesn’t have it enabled if you can physically access it. Laptops especially should have secure boot enabled.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, but I might need to break into it to access it, e.g. if hardware dies, or Windows has a fit and breaks something.

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      • BJ_and_the_bear@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This also why I don’t do whole disk encryption; it makes recovery impossible

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    • Evono@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The thing is on desktop pcs… If someone got physical access to it you don’t want to… You got way bigger issues haha

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      • Hobo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’d argue that you now have two major issues. Someone breaking into a house and stealing a desktop isn’t unheard of. Full disk encryption with secure boot deployed will save you the headache of also having your identity/bank account/cc info a few days later.

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  • DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Except you technically can. Windows 11 registry allows for installation without secure boot and its called after the upgrade process, thats what things like rufus patch to allow it.
    Now idk if secure boot has to be enabled for windows 10 to consider it upgrade ready, but its technically all in there

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