[Windows 11]Explain how to enable UEFI Secure Boot! — LIFE OF OTONA

When upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you cannot upgrade unless Secure Boot is enabled on your computer. So this time, I will explain how to enable secure boot to upgrade to Windows 11.

[Windows 11]What is UEFI Secure Boot?

When upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you cannot upgrade to Windows 11 unless Secure Boot is enabled on your computer. So what exactly is Secure Boot? So here, I will explain what kind of function Secure Boot is.

・ A system environment where only trusted software components can be used

Secure Boot is a security feature that improves security when starting a computer. And it’s a system environment that allows only digitally signed OS to boot, and can only use trusted software components. This enables the computer to boot safely.

・ Working between the operating system (OS) that controls each device and the firmware

Secure boot is one of the features of UEFI. And UEFI works between the operating system (OS) that controls each device and the firmware. In addition, UEFI is an abbreviation for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, and as a firmware specification that replaces BIOS, functions can be significantly improved over BIOS. And by enabling this UEFI secure boot, you can boot your computer more securely.

[Windows 11]How to enable UEFI Secure Boot

I will explain how to enable secure boot in UEFI to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11. And to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, before enabling UEFI Secure Boot, you need to make sure you meet the system requirements for upgrading to Windows 11.

The way to check if you meet the system requirements for upgrading is to check with the “Windows PC Health Check App” provided by Microsoft. And the “Windows PC Health Check App”, access the “Windows PC Health Check App”.

Double click on “Installer”

After double clicking “Installer”, check the agreement, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement”, and select “Install”

When the Windows PC Health Check app installation is complete and the above screen is confirmed, click “Finish”.

When you click “Finish”, the app will start and the “Check PC Health Snapshot” screen will be displayed, so click “Check now”

Then the confirmation result will be displayed. You cannot upgrade to Windows 11 if you see the message “This PC does not currently meet the system requirements for Windows 11”.

And if the confirmation result screen says “Your computer must support secure boot”, then secure boot is disabled, so you need to enable secure boot.

In addition, on the confirmation result screen, you can check “Is TPM 2.0 enabled?” / “Is the processor supported for Windows 11?” / “Is the system memory insufficient?” It becomes

[Dull 1]Start/Restart PC and press Esc or F1 to display BIOS

To upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, the first way to enable UEFI secure boot is to start/reboot your computer and press Esc or F1 to enter BIOS. UEFI secure boot can be enabled from the BIOS screen.

After starting / restarting the computer, press the “Esc” or “F1” key on the keyboard. Then the BIOS screen will appear. Also, the BIOS screen can be displayed even when the computer is started.

To display the BIOS screen while the computer is running, click the “Start” button → “Settings” → “Update and Security” at the bottom left of the computer screen.

Select “Recovery” on the left side of the screen and click “Restart now” under “Customize how your PC starts”.

Click “Restart Now” to restart your computer and display the “Choose an option” screen, then click “Troubleshoot”. Next, click Advanced Options -> UEFI Firmware Settings.

Then, the “UEFI Firmware Settings” screen will be displayed, so click “Restart” at the bottom right of the screen to restart the computer and display the BIOS screen.

[Dull 2]Move to the Security tab

To upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, the second way to enable UEFI Secure Boot is to go to the Security tab. When the BIOS screen is displayed, “Main tab” / “Config tab” / “Date / Time tab” / “Security tab” / “Startup tab” are displayed at the top of the screen.”.

[Dull 3]Change Secure Boot to Enabled in the Secure Boot item

To upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, the method ③ to enable UEFI secure boot is to change Disabled to Enabled in the Secure Boot item. Select the “Security” tab to display the “Secure Boot Configuration” screen. Then change the “Secure Boot Item” in the list from “Disabled” to “Enabled”.

[Dull 4]Save changed settings

To upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, how to enable UEFI secure boot is to save the new settings. After changing “Secure Boot Item” from “Disabled” to “Enabled”, click “Save”.