Yes, I very recently had to disable restricted boot on a new low end Acer
Aspire 1 (32gig memory, small processor & very basic construction).
I too had to set up a supervisor password to change the security settings so
the USB would boot. Its not enough to just get the USB to boot, you have
Once I had an Acer notebook. I had to first setup a supervisor password
before I could change other security settings including Secure (Restricted)
Boot.
For more information, see the "Secure Boot vs. Restricted Boot" campaign at
FSF:
> I recently found out that some computers will accept only UEFI ("Secure
> Boot" or "Restricted Boot"? I don't know, UEFI can be any of these two,
> that is it can be either good or bad for software freedom,
> respectively).
Secure Boot, which makes installing free systems difficult, is
> UEFI crap is handcuffs for any user, it really doesn't protect user
> from anything, it just f**k it up. And Windows 10 is the worst
> Windows for far. Windows 10 it is an adware, and virus inside, also
> you can get easily infected by third patry malware. And remember,
> using Windows 10 you
2018-04-26T20:58:29-0700 Mason Hock wrote:
> all of which advise booting into recovery boot and disabling Secure
> Boot in the BIOS settings. However, all security settings, including
> Secure Boot, were greyed out. I found one source that suggested
I recently found out that some computers will
UEFI crap is handcuffs for any user, it really doesn't protect user from
anything, it just f**k it up. And Windows 10 is the worst Windows for far.
Windows 10 it is an adware, and virus inside, also you can get easily
infected by third patry malware. And remember, using Windows 10 you are
Yesterday I tried booting Trisquel 8 on a friend's Acer Aspire running Windows
10. I was unable to do so, due to Secure Boot. I tried disabling Secure Boot
using guides like these,
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/disabling-secure-boot
