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Diskless boot with UEFI SECURE BOOT

2023-08-12
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The following focuses on UEFI Secure Boot compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, BIOS firmware updates, and the use of the Youngzsoft.cer certificate.

  1. Check the motherboard list that Support or Do Not Support Secure Boot in CCBoot
  2. After CCBooCloud 2023 ver 0812 Secure boot supported, please upgrade your CCBoot server and image.
  3. Verify UEFI compatibility. Check if your motherboard firmware supports UEFI and Secure Boot for Windows 10/11. If not, update the motherboard's firmware to the latest version available on the official motherboard website.
    If your bios version is very old you must update 1 by 1 the versions from oldest to latest version.
  4. Prepare an USB format in FAT32, download Youngzsoft.cer (which is a custom certificate created by our company) and add the file to the USB dont include anything else. This certificate is essential for secure boot access.
  5. For realtek NIC (network drivers) , you need to download the NIC version from the link below (DON'T use the latest driver, it's not working) - https://update.youngzsoft.com/icafecloud/update/realtekwin11.zip

The following discusses the Secure Boot settings of major motherboard brands

  1. MSI with UEFI SECURE BOOT
  2. GIGABYTE with UEFI SECURE BOOT
  3. Asrock with UEFI SECURE BOOT
  4. ASUS with UEFI SECURE BOOT

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