Windows 8.1 Error: Secure Boot Isn’t Configured Correctly

[Matsuda]

Even though it was designed to be easy as pie, the Windows 8.1 update process is not at all that simple, with many users experiencing all kinds of issues when trying to deploy it.

For example, some users are now claiming that after installation, Windows 8.1 places a small watermark on the desktop saying that “Secure Boot isn’t configured correctly. Build 9600.”

Microsoft indicates that this is a known issue with a few ASUS PC models and recommends users to either turn on Secure Boot or try to configure it correctly from the BIOS menu of the computer.

“Secure Boot helps increase the security of Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 PCs by stopping unauthorized software from running. If you see a ‘Secure Boot isn't configured correctly’ message in the lower-right corner of the desktop, it means that Secure Boot has either been turned off or hasn't been set up correctly on the PC,” a Microsoft support engineer said.

“To turn on or set up Secure Boot, we will need to use the BIOS menu for the PC. Different PCs have different BIOS menus, so you may need to contact the PC's manufacturer for instructions. If you have turned off Secure Boot and added own drivers then you might need to reset the PC to its original state before you can turn on Secure Boot.”

While this could be quite a difficult task for many beginners who hoped to get a seamless updating process, it’s not yet clear if Microsoft plans to address the issue and roll out a patch to correct the problem.

At this point, the Windows 8.1 update is still displayed in the Store for all ASUS PCs, so some of you might still experience the aforementioned issues once installation comes to an end.




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[Matt]

Thanks for info.

[psyko666]

M$ = screwups lately.. (+ Windows Updates etc.) <_<

[LiLmEgZ]

Yeah this issue was covered once before I think, but its a good reminder post tho for those who didn't see the first posting of it earlier in the month...

Should be pretty easy for Secure Boot to be configured in the BIOS tho... just load BIOS SETUP DEFAULTS (this will turn on Secure Boot and all that jazz) and reboot and all should be OK!

[grass]

I would like to point out to all above posters that if you took enough time to actually read the posts regarding this issue you would know the following:

1. 
   

   Ninety per cent of people with this problem DO NOT have SecureBoot in their BIOS even though they boot from UEFI

   
   
   
2. 
   

   The manufacturer (ASUS) has no intention of updating the BIOS on the affected boards because they are too old (No financial gain)

   
   
   
3. 
   

   Microsoft are fully aware of this problem which is intentional on their part to force users to use SecureBoot for possible gain to Microsoft.

   
   
   
4. 
   

   See: http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/2013/8/21/leaked-german-government-warns-key-entities-not-to-use-windo.html

   
   
   

See please people trying to solve this problem by resetting BIOS etc. is nonsense because SecureBoot does not exist in the first place in most peoples BIOS and never will be.

The only 100 per cent way to solve this is to reinstall without UEFI which I realise is of no use to many.

Hope this helps the people who have this problem and are exasperated by the well-meaning attempts by others to solve it

[tezza]

See: http://www.testoster...-use-windo.html

The true article

German government refutes Windows 'backdoor' claims

The German government on Thursday publicly denied a German newspaper report about an alleged "backdoor for the NSA."

The same newspaper has now acknowledged that the German authorities have rejected its initial reporting.

http://www.zdnet.com/german-government-refutes-windows-backdoor-claims-7000019739/

;)

Edited October 21, 2013 by tezza