MSI Secure Boot is a security feature that is part of the UEFI firmware environment used by MSI motherboards. Secure Boot ensures that only trusted software is allowed to run during the system startup, protecting against unauthorized or malicious code.
Key Points about Secure Boot on MSI Motherboards:
- Secure Boot works only in UEFI mode, so your BIOS must be set to UEFI (not legacy or CSM mode).
- Your system drive needs to be formatted with the GPT partition style to work with UEFI and Secure Boot.
- To enable Secure Boot, enter MSI BIOS by pressing DEL during boot, then:
- Set BIOS mode to UEFI (disable CSM if enabled).
- Navigate to the Security tab.
- Find Secure Boot settings, set Secure Boot Mode to "Custom" or "Standard" and enable Secure Boot.
- You may also set Secure Boot Preset to "Maximum Security" in newer BIOS versions.
- Save and exit BIOS; your system will reboot.
- If Secure Boot is enabled in BIOS but shows as disabled in Windows, you may need to update the motherboard BIOS to a newer version that fully supports Secure Boot.
- TPM (Trusted Platform Module) may also be configured in BIOS alongside Secure Boot for Windows 11 compatibility.
Enabling MSI Secure Boot typically involves some BIOS settings adjustments and ensuring your Windows installation is compatible (UEFI + GPT).
