Aspire R Disabling Secure Boot

tnpease · January 2016

My VPN provider requires the old version 5 Cisco VPN Client. The VPN client installs an unsigned kernel-mode driver. The UEFI boot system uses Secure Boot, which requires signed kernel-mode drivers.

When I switch to Legacy (unsecure/non-UEFI) boot, It asks for a USB dongle, which I do not have.

What do I need to do to legacy boot from the SSD harddrive?

After I legacy-boot, will I need acer legacy drivers? Which ones?? Where do I download them???

After I legacy-boot, will I have to reinstall Windowa 10? How the heck do I do that??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

IronFly · January 2016

if you just need to install a not signed drivers, you don't need legacy or disable secure boot; you just need to disable windows signed drivers enforcement.

http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/

padgett · January 2016

Dongle ? Are you using Bitlocker ? (can require a USB) May be some softweare causing but should not happen just switching to legacy.

IronFly · January 2016

if you just need to install a not signed drivers, you don't need legacy or disable secure boot; you just need to disable windows signed drivers enforcement.

http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/

tnpease · February 2016

Pressing shift during Restart, then clicking Troubleshoot, then clicking Advanced options, then clicking Startup Setting, then clicking Restart, then waiting for Startup Settings screen, then choosing 7 -- Disable driver signature enforcement (quickly).

You can then eventually install version 5 of the Cisco VPN Client version 5.

The procedure above only completes step 1 of 5; The full procedure can be found at:

http://www.gleescape.com/posts/2917

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!!