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how do I turn on secure boot in windows 11 pro

Thomas Warnock 0 Reputation points
2025-10-24T01:33:56.6666667+00:00

I was hacked recently and bought 2 new computers and activated them but I believe the hacker hid his software on my old computer and was uploaded to one drive when I connected to One drive he planted the virus on the new computers.

For one, Secure boot is turned off, some of my Malwarebytes setting are changed. Also Microsoft only recognizes 1 of my devices. And none can see each other (which is probably good). I reset one of them already after only 2weeks. Also little things, sometimes links to Microsoft help sites won't load. if it is a rootkit virus maybe activating secure boot would help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
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  1. John Carl Nazario 5,140 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-10-24T13:07:11.8266667+00:00

    Hi Thomas Warnock, thanks for posting, enabling Secure Boot is a smart move. It helps block rootkits by ensuring only trusted software loads at startup. You can enable it in your BIOS/UEFI (usually via F2 or Delete during boot), but make sure UEFI mode is on and CSM is off. That said, Secure Boot won’t remove existing malware. If you suspect a rootkit, a clean install of Windows is safest. Also, unlink OneDrive temporarily and scan your files before resyncing. For the device issue, check account.microsoft.com/devices to re-register. If Microsoft links aren’t loading, try flushing DNS or switching to a secure DNS like Cloudflare.

    Let us know how it goes. If this helps, feel free to mark the answer as accepted so others can find it too.

    Best,
    Carl

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