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Potential solutions to fix Windows 10 Secure Boot

Windows 10 Secure Boot is an important module in Microsoft’s operating system as it helps reinforce your PCs security by blocking malware and other potentially unsafe programs from accessing the boot partition during startup.

The UEFI( Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) specification’s functionality indeed effectively replaces the conventional BIOS by checking the signatures of various pieces of boot software such as UEFI firmware drivers (Option ROMs), EFI applications, besides the operating system.

This makes it a handy component to have running during the Windows 10 system start-up process.

However, sometimes the computer displays secure boot failure errors when attempting to complete the involved checks and the PC fails to start.

This could be because of compatibility issues such as a recently installed hardware like a graphics card being incompatible with Secure Boot.

So how can you troubleshoot the secure boot failure windows 10 issue? Well, there are several working solutions as discussed next.

Secure Boot Failure Windows 10 Error: Suggested Fixes

Fix 1: Turn Off Windows 10 Secure Boot

Even though it could leave you exposed, turning off the UEFI secure boot disables its processes so the problem won’t arise.

Steps:

Using the right key, change it to Disabled.

Save the changes, exit, and retry boot.

In certain instances, you may have to additionally change other firmware to enable legacy support and load the Compatibility Support Module (CSM).

An Alternative Way To Disable Secure Boot

This method works only if your PC can boot..

From the next screen, Go to Troubleshoot.

Select Advanced Options. 

Overall, since you disable Secure Boot via the PC’s BIOS menus, the procedure of disabling it varies among PC manufacturers.

This means you may have to refer to your manufacturer for assistance if the above highlighted steps don’t work.

Also note that re-activating Secure Boot after this may need you to factory reset your PC so perhaps you can attempt the other solutions first.

Again be cautious when adjusting the BIOS settings as a small misconfiguration can cause further startup trouble.

— RELATED: 5 best Windows 10 boot repair software to revive your PC in 2019

How To Re-enable Secure Boot

Assuming that Windows 10 went back to normal after disabling secure boot, you may desire to reactivate secure boot.

Here is how:

If the PC denies you the option to enable Secure Boot, do a factory reset (see the steps later).

Fix 2: Use System Restore

Next is to try and run a system restore so as to undo the changes that may have triggered this error so proceed with the following steps:

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Click here to download and start repairing.

Steps:

Now select system restore.

Again the PC restarts, this time to the system restore option. Choose your account and enter the password.

Alternatively, we recommend using third-party software designed to initiate a complete system restore and optimize your device.

This type of tool performs this complex action automatically, without harming your user data in any way.

Restoring your system to a previous state can fix a number of system issues. A simpler way to safely restore your system is using a specialized tool that can do all the work for you.

Restoro will automatically scan your PC for problematic files and will replace all critical Windows system files that are malfunctioning with previous versions that are working perfectly.

Here’s how you can perform this action:

The built-in system restoration tool will revert your Windows to a previous version, therefore you can lose some precious data that was saved after the restoration point was made. You can always return your system to its pre-repair condition.

⇒ Get Restoro

Disclaimer: This program needs to be upgraded from the free version in order to perform some specific actions.

Fix 3: Reset The PC

Next is to try and run a system reset so as to undo the changes that may have triggered this error so proceed with the following steps:

Steps:

Now choose Reset this PC (not advanced options as above).

Choose to either keep my files (to retain your data) or remove everything as shown.

Fix 4: Run Startup Repair

Windows 10 startup repair is another utility that has been known to help with the secure boot failure windows 10 problem.

This tool attempts to fix specific bugs making your operating system to refuse to load.

Run startup repair as follows:

Choose Startup Repair.

Fix 5: Run SFC

If Windows 10 is still returning the secure boot failure windows 10 error, try to use the handy SFC (System File Checker) to work on driver files or app files triggering the fault.

You will go via command prompt.

Steps:

Select Command Prompt.

Type sfc/ scannow in the displayed cmd.exe screen then press enter.

If all goes well, your computer will shortly be back up and running.

Fix 6: Recover Windows 10 From The From a System Image

It’s also possible to get rid of the said issue by Restoring Windows 10 from the system image recovery tool.

This requires you to have created and saved a Windows 10 system image- essentially a replica of your hard drive settings- either in a USB DVD or external USB hard disk.

You can also create a Windows 10 image file from another computer as follows:

Steps:

Click the backup and restore (windows 7) option.

Select create a system image.

Choose on a hard disk/one or more DVDs to create the image on a DVD.

Click next then start backup.

How To Use The Image

Select System image recovery.

Select the image location (hard drive/DVD) from the next screen and again click next.

Be patient as windows 10 executes the recovery boot. (Click retry if you receive the re-image your computer error ).

Fix 7: Perform A Clean Install of Windows 10

If all fails, it could be time to do a fresh installation of Windows 10. And while this will take more time than the previous solutions, it’s 100% guaranteed to work. For a step-by-step guide on how to clean install the OS, follow the instructions listed in this guide.

You will, of course, need to reinstall everything including hardware drivers.  You can always your files from the backup in the Windows.old folder.

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