From the course: Windows 11: Security
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Secure boot - Windows Tutorial
From the course: Windows 11: Security
Secure boot
- [Instructor] In this section, we'll talk about the boot process in Windows 11. In Windows 11, we can think of the boot process as a three-step process. The first step is called Secure Boot, which then leads to Trusted Boot, which then leads to Early Launch Antimalware. We'll talk about each one of these in detail. The first step, Secure Boot, is handled by the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, which is a standard implemented by your hardware. So Windows 11 is not actually involved in this. At this point in the boot process, the operating system hasn't started running yet. It's just the firmware on your motherboard running UEFI. It verifies the signatures of all the firmware files that are loaded and that makes it difficult for these files to be replaced without your authorization, which dramatically reduces the probability of introducing a virus or malware into the boot process. Hence, the name Secure Boot. The…
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