![]() We encourage those with MSI motherboards to check the list on GitHub for their model numbers or enter the BIOS and audit the Secure Boot settings themselves. That said, users can patch up this security hole themselves by entering the BIOS and changing the “Always Execute” rules to “Deny Execute.” Since the full list of affected MSI motherboards is hundreds of lines long, we won’t copy it here. ![]() Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that MSI is willing to acknowledge this problem, as Potocki’s attempts to contact the company have so far been ignored. This default configuration is a boon to threat actors, enabling them to implant persistent malware on compromised systems without needing to bypass Secure Boot with an exploit. I have then had to keep resetting the BIOS which then allows me to get back onto my PC once I have reconfigured them, however it still does not fix my ability to enable the secure boot option without the black screen which is what I am trying to do. Thus, many MSI motherboards seem to appease the Windows 11 security requirement by marking Secure Boot as “Enabled,” while operating according to rules with the same effect as if Secure Boot were disabled. ![]() However, according to Dawid Potocki’s research, the default configuration for a wide range of MSI motherboards has all of these rules set to “Always Execute.” This option effectively bypasses Secure Boot, as the system will launch any software at boot regardless of whether it bears a signature that Secure Boot recognizes as safe. In order for Secure Boot to function as intended, these rules should be set to “Deny Execute,” which will prevent software from launching when there is a security violation. I downloaded and burned an ISO Windows 11. ![]() Its dual booting Windows 10 Pro and Linux Mint. No big deal I thought, I checked them both. After a few weeks of installing programs and moving my files onto it I got a pop up from Windows Security saying the machine is not secure because two options aren’t selected. One of these sub-menus, labeled “Image Execution Policy, contains rules that determine under what circumstances Secure Boot will allow software to launch at system boot. Its purpose is to try things I dont want on computers I need to use. Windows 11 Security Preventing Boot I recently bought my first Eluktronics laptop and I don’t know how to get it to boot.
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