Protect your PC as you turn it on – how to enable secure boot in Windows 11

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As a good PC user, I run security software in Windows to protect my computer from malware that may pop up as I go about my day. But what about malware that tries to launch before Windows even loads? For that, you can turn to a feature known as Secure Boot.

Built into modern PCs as part of the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) standard, Secure Boot makes sure that only trusted programs launch during the…