Rufus lets you create a Windows 11 bootable drive and bypass the TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, RAM, and Microsoft Account requirements.

Researchers found BlackLotus uses year old vulnerability and can run even on fully up-to-date Windows 11 systems with UEFI Secure Boot enabled.

Disable Secure Boot through UEFI, but only if you really need to This article explains how to disable Secure Boot on your computer. This security feature, enabled by default and included in ...

Security researchers uncovered a flaw in Windows 11 that allows attackers to disable Secure Boot using Microsoft-signed tools, requiring manual updates to protect against bootkits.

However, attackers nevertheless found a way. Secure Boot was defeated to inject boot-level payloads by exploiting a vulnerability that Microsoft patched back in Jan. 2022, namely CVE-2022-21894.

All UEFI systems with Microsoft third-party UEFI signing enabled are affected (Windows 11 Secured-core PCs should have this option disabled by default).

Designated as CVE-2025-3052, the Secure Boot bypass flaw is a serious one, according to Binarly security researcher Alex Matrosov, who discovered the vulnerability.

If your computer is older than seven years, investing in a new PC may be the safer long-term choice. A basic, Windows 11-ready laptop in South Africa starts around R7,000 – R10,000, while a decent ...