
WARNING: this will effectively remove Windows 10 and make your machine only bootable via Linux

Step 1: Removing Pre-Installed Windows 10. No pre-installed OS, should skip to Step 2. Looking to install a LInux-only environment on UEFI-based machines with Machines with pre-installed Windows 10, should start with Step 1. Users wishing to create a Linux-only environment on UEFI-based MX-17 64-bit UEFI Installation Linux-only Environment

It is important to note that Native UEFI can operate without Secure Boot enabled. To boot Windows 10 products, the ability to disable Secure Boot is oftenĬritical to boot the installation media of some Linux distributions. The ability to disable/enable Secure Boot. To recognize installation or Live media such as USB thumbdrives or This can be important in increasing the ability of the firmware Implementations may offer theĪbility to ‘disable’ or significantly slow the speed of the boot UEFI typically offers the ability to vary Motherboard vendor uses different keys (e.g., Backspace, F2, F12) toĪccess UEFI, but setup is similar to BIOS setup. Keystrokes during POST (Power on Self Test). Like BIOS, most UEFI implementations are accessible via pre-defined Linux may vary considerably depending on make and model of the computers ButĪt this stage in the deployment of UEFI, many offerings differ in their Microsoft’s Windows 8, most modern PCs now ship with UEFI firmware. In 2005, Intel’s initial specification for EFI (Extensibleįirmware Interface) was contributed to the UEFI Forum which manages and

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the replacement for
