Update 1/22/23: Title updated as MSI intentionally changed this setting as per statement below. Over 290 MSI motherboards are reportedly affected by an insecure default UEFI Secure Boot setting ...

Among the requirements for installing Windows 11 are two security features: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 and Secure Boot. As we’ve documented before ...

Secure Boot is an industry standard for ensuring that Windows devices don’t load malicious firmware or software during the startup process. If you have it turned on—as you should in most cases, and it ...

MSI accidentally disabled Secure Boot on hundreds of its motherboards. Secure Boot is a security feature that helps protect against malicious software by ensuring that only software with a valid ...

Secure Boot has been a core part of PC motherboards for more than a decade -- MSI needed to be reminded of that. A security researcher recently discovered that MSI has released more than 300 ...

But the feature still works if you set the BIOS correctly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

It’s the first thing you need to do when you get a Secure Boot option grayed out in the BIOS. Although it is not necessary, some configurations require users to set ...

If your computer is turned off, switch it on and keep tapping Delete or F2. If your PC is running, ensure to restart it, and when the logo of your motherboard flashes, start tapping Delete or F2. Once ...

Eh, I don't think MSI made an unreasonable choice for their target market. It would be much less defensible if an OEM selling prebuilt PCs did the same. It would be nice if there was some kind of ...