As we already learned secure boot doesn't prevent a microsoft operating system from rootkit- or virus-infections. It's clearly a NSA development > https://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/HAP_DS.pdf However the 'trusted boot' can be abused for tracking by unique signatures or spoofing fake security enviroments. Forcing windows 10 upgraders to have secure boot enabled also causes a lock-out of windows 7 as secondary OS and some other OS options as unix and linux most likely: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2901...-boot-screws-where-does-that-leave-linux.html Any ideas for efforts to make them (MS) quit this sh!t? We should not accept secure boot as a mandatory requirement!
Microsoft isn't forcing anything for upgraders, as of yet. You are probably confusing things with the Windows 10 Logo requirements for OEMs.
you say it's still optional? I have a bad feeling for having an UEFI-need this time. Or is the BIOS/CSM boot process still supported? you can clearly find what's their plans for windows 10 here: http://hexus.net/tech/news/software/81790-windows-10-desktop-mobile-minimum-hardware-spec-revealed/ and it's stated for windows 10 desktop devices "Devices must use the UEFI 2.3.1 firmware interface and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)." Actually I thought about it cause I just updated a Medion Akoya P6812 (2011) of a friend to Windows 10 and it doesn't rather have UEFI nor secure boot, so it won't be an option to upgrade from windows 7 to windows 10 in this case. From my perspective there's not one single reason for an UEFI or secure boot/TPM must-have in any case. Much more my recommendation was to create another windows edition beneath windows 10, windows 10 pro, windows 10 enterprise and windows 10 education, in fact a military class windows 10 NSA edition if it doesn't already exist, but regular users are not guarded by this TPM stuff, I removed CTB-cryptolocker infections even from PCs with secure boot enabled several times. I just say superfish with secure boot enabled wow
If you don't understand what Secure Boot even is or does why are you complaining... please read up about it first.