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A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a secure cryptoprocessor that implements the ISO/IEC 11889 standard. Common uses are verifying that the boot process starts from a trusted combination of hardware and software and storing disk encryption keys.
The Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB; codenamed Palladium [1] and also known as Trusted Windows [2]) is a software architecture designed by Microsoft which claimed to provide users of the Windows operating system with better privacy, security, and system integrity.
You can disable Secure Boot by restarting your PC and opening the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).
Screenshot of Windows 11, showing the Start menu and centered taskbar, ... and Secure Boot built-in and enabled by ... Secure Boot (recommended and required to be ...
When Secure Boot is enabled, it is initially placed in "setup" mode, which allows a public key known as the "platform key" (PK) to be written to the firmware. Once the key is written, Secure Boot enters "User" mode, where only UEFI drivers and OS boot loaders signed with the platform key can be loaded by the firmware.
Also, Windows 11 requires UEFI to boot, [87] with the exception of IoT Enterprise editions of Windows 11. [10] UEFI is required for devices shipping with Windows 8 [88] [89] and above. Other alternatives to the functionality of the "Legacy BIOS" in the x86 world include coreboot and libreboot.
In Windows NT, the booting process is initiated by NTLDR in versions before Vista and the Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) in Vista and later. [4] The boot loader is responsible for accessing the file system on the boot drive, starting ntoskrnl.exe, and loading boot-time device drivers into memory.
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