How does Windows implement Secure Boot to protect the system from unauthorized boot-time attacks?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder why your PC doesn't just let any random junk load up when it starts? Windows has this thing called Secure Boot that kicks in right at the beginning. It checks everything against some trusted keys stored in the hardware. If something shady tries to sneak in, like a boot-time virus, it gets blocked cold. I mean, imagine your boot process as a bouncer at a club. Only the right guests get past the door. Windows grabs those keys from the UEFI firmware. That's the modern replacement for old BIOS. It verifies the bootloader first. Then it hands off to the OS kernel. No funny business allowed. You boot up clean every time. Pretty neat, right? It stops rootkits from messing with your startup. Those are the nasty ones that hide deep. Microsoft signs their own code with those keys. Third-party stuff has to match up too. If not, boot fails. You stay safe from attacks that hit before the antivirus even loads. I set it up on my rig last week. Felt way more secure afterward.

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