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08-12-2021 09:23 AM
Hey, I am trying to dual boot Kali and Windows 10 on my ne HP Victus laptop. To my surprise, there is no option to enable Legacy boot in the BIOS option. Please help!
08-12-2021 09:43 AM
For many computers, if it is possible you must deactivate the secure boot mode
HP PCs - Secure Boot (Windows 10) | HP® Customer Support
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08-12-2021 11:09 AM
First off, most of the newer PCs no longer support Legacy boot -- as the tendency is towards more secure PCs, thus requiring Secure Boot.
Second, HP does not provide support for Linux. So, for support, you need to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are using.
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08-12-2021 11:27 AM
yep @WAWood
what is curious @WAWood is that the hp documents do not change, have hardly found new information about it
victus-by-hp-16.1-inch-gaming-laptop-pc-16-d0000 how-to
Configuring the boot order in the system BIOS
Security, yes, why not, but we are still heading towards an escalation of complaints, like what the user is not free to use his computer
so bad!
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08-12-2021 11:31 AM
I don't disagree with what you are saying. As more and more new HP PCs force Secure Boot, we will be seeing more and more complaints from folks who can't disable it to install a Linux distro -- and since we don't here support Linux, we will be seeing more and more folks going to their Linux support forums for advice -- only to be told they can't install Linux on the newer PCs.
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08-12-2021 11:38 AM - edited 08-12-2021 12:09 PM
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08-12-2021 11:53 AM
OK, then if there are translation issues -- then we should not be having discussions in the open forum.
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08-14-2021 12:22 AM
It doesn't matter if u disable or enable security boot on your devices it only supports UEFI which means your storage device must have GPT partition Scheme, and legacy only support MBR which isn't available on your device