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I have realised that there is absolutely no point to having a password protecting your BIOS/UEFI menu!
Here are the reasons:
It is the easiest thing to “hack.” Literally. Anyone with a jumper and a user manual to remove any computer’s BIOS… Continue reading What’s the point of a BIOS password? [closed]
When attempting to boot a live OS via USB or CD, I get the secure boot error: "Image failed to verify with ACCESS DENIED". There is no SSD/HDD installed. Secure boot is enabled and while i know that disabling secure boot will all… Continue reading How to fix Secure Boot error "Image failed to verify with *ACCESS DENIED*"(possible firmware rootkit) [migrated]
Every gamer wants to experience smoother and uninterrupted gameplay. A drop in FPS and latency (input lag) are the two most common issues gamers experience while playing video games on a Windows computer. There are many reasons for these two issues, su… Continue reading Best BIOS settings for Gaming performance on Windows PC
Have you ever shut down your Windows 11/10 PC to find that the BIOS settings have been reset to defaults the next time you boot it, and the changes you made were never saved? This can be frustrating, as it requires you to attempt to reconfigure your BI… Continue reading BIOS not saving changes; BIOS keeps Resetting after Shutdown
If your Windows PC keeps booting into BIOS, the solutions provided in this article will help you. This issue prevents you from using your computer because every time you turn on your computer, you will see the BIOS screen. Restarting the computer from … Continue reading Windows PC keeps booting into BIOS [Fix]
Intel ME, AMT, SMT, V-Pro… All of these acronyms are kind of intimidating, all we know about them is that they are tied to remote control technologies rooted deep in …read more Continue reading Enabling Intel AMT For BIOS-over-WiFi
The majority of virus/malware is stored and persists on the hard drive, Therefore by formatting the hard drive or re-installing the operating system, the virus is removed.
However, the average laptop also provides other means of infection … Continue reading How many parts of an average laptop can be compromised? and how to confirm they are not?
While updating BIOS, if you get a BIOS ID check error message, here is how you can resolve the issue. Although this particular error message appears on a Gigabyte motherboard, you can follow the same solutions even if you use a different motherboard. B… Continue reading Fix BIOS ID check error on Windows computer
Interesting attack based on malicious pre-OS logo images:
LogoFAIL is a constellation of two dozen newly discovered vulnerabilities that have lurked for years, if not decades, in Unified Extensible Firmware Interfaces responsible for booting modern devices that run Windows or Linux….
The vulnerabilities are the subject of a coordinated mass disclosure released Wednesday. The participating companies comprise nearly the entirety of the x64 and ARM CPU ecosystem, starting with UEFI suppliers AMI, Insyde, and Phoenix (sometimes still called IBVs or independent BIOS vendors); device manufacturers such as Lenovo, Dell, and HP; and the makers of the CPUs that go inside the devices, usually Intel, AMD or designers of ARM CPUs……
I have an ASUS computer that I use strictly for booting Tails OS from a USB. A few weeks ago I went into the BIOS and noticed that secure boot was disabled.
This computer has secure boot enabled by default. The chances of me having done th… Continue reading Secure boot disabled for Potential BIOS compromise on Tails OS machine