I have a dual boot with Windows (Used to play games like BO7, BF6, etc...). These games requires Secure Boot to be enabled. I know that Secure Boot is useless on Linux, but I can't keep disabling it and enabling it each time I switch OS (Which is everyday, multiple times per day). Last time I openned a Linux distro (Linux Mint) with Secure Boot on, I lost everything Graphic Drivers, Audio Drivers, Network Drivers and I haven't been able to restore them, which is why I switch to Zorin, I had to completly reinstall a distro. I tried everything with the MOK and all. My question is will it do the same if I boot my Zorin with Secure Boot ? I just finished setting it up like I want it, I wouldn't like to have to reinstall everything again.
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I have a similar question - I had to remove secure boot to install Zorin OS as a dual-boot with Windows 10, and I would like to put it back on but I am worried that it will mess something up.
Is it OK to reactivate secure boot once Zorin OS is installed?
If you installed with secure boot off, it will not secureboot enabled. You have to install Zorin with secure boot enabled, and create mok key for it during setup.
the Best solution if you need secureboot, reboot into bios, enable secureboot, boot into windows once, reboot go into your boot selection menu select your zoring install media but the ufei boot version, re-intall ZorinOS and you should be prompted to setup the MOK for Secureboot.
while it can be posthumously installed, you need to install and configure each of the boot components and create and enroll a secure certificate manually. And these are advanced tasks and there is a possibility to brick your windows OS as you are changing messing with the systems boot configuration.
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I wasn't able to install Zorin when Secure Boot was enabled. There was always an error prohibiting me from going further... But I understand, thanks