I've been trying to play Valorant, but I learned that I need to enable Secure Boot for it to work. However, after turning it on, I encountered a violation issue. I've already updated my BIOS, reset the default secure keys, turned off CSM, and confirmed that my disk is set to GPT and my BIOS is using UEFI mode by checking with msinfo32. I'm feeling pretty stuck right now. I remember making some BIOS changes when I upgraded to Windows 11, so I'm wondering if my Windows installation could be the problem or if it's not correctly set to GPT. Any help would be appreciated!
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It sounds like your disk might still be using MBR instead of GPT, especially if you're on Windows 10. You can double-check this by running `msinfo32` in the command prompt to see your BIOS Mode—it should say UEFI and not Legacy.
Also, try running these commands:
1. Type `diskpart`
2. Then `list disk`
If there's a `*` under the GPT column, that's what you want. If not, it's likely still MBR. Given your situation, it might be simpler to do a clean install of Windows 11, making sure to enable Secure Boot and UEFI mode in the BIOS beforehand. Don't forget to ensure your BIOS is up to date!
Would a clean install require me to back up all my current files?