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Z640 Workstation
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi,

trying to disable Secure Boot and enable legacy mode to be able to boot from USB stick.

Doing that in the BIOS but as soon as I save and reboot, Secure Boot goes back to being enabled again: the BIOS setting change does not stick.

Please help!

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Hi,

Try creating a supervisor password in the Bios (do not forget it) and perform the changes to secure boot. You can always remove the password later.

 

Hope it helps,

David

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Hi David,

 

Did not work.

created the administrator password, and disable Secure Boot.

Once rebooted, secure boot is right back to being enabled.

 

Any other ideas?

Thank you.

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Hi, in Bios settings under Secure Boot Configuration can you set "Clear secure boot keys" to "clear" ? regards
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Yep, tried that too.
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Will it let you select the USB Stick when you press F9 while boot?

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Nope, that's precisely why I'm trying to de-activate SecureBoot!

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Hello

 

when you , in the BIOS setup , have disable SecureBoot , you save the configuration and the computer automatically reboot.

After you saved , you don't have to press any keys , just wait for a message appearing on the screen asking you to type a four digit number , the press Enter.

 

you a video showing it : How to Enable Legacy for Windows 7

 

hope this helps.

 

bye

 

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That's the standard procedure.

Doesn't work for me.

As I said before, after reboot, SecureBoot goes back to being enabled.

HP "elite" customer service does not want to take up the challenge BTW.

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Hello

 

which BIOS version is installed in the Z workstation ?

 

Jus tto know if it's already latest.

 

bye

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