{"id":5463,"date":"2018-09-27T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/bootit-uefi-wont-boot-after-installing-on-acer-computer\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T22:01:09","slug":"bootit-uefi-wont-boot-after-installing-on-acer-computer","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/bootit-uefi-wont-boot-after-installing-on-acer-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"BootIt UEFI won’t Boot after Installing on Acer Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Problem:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\r\n

After installing BootIt UEFI on the computer the BIOS does not show a BootIt UEFI boot item and continues to boot directly into Windows. This issue is known to affect multiple Acer systems using the InsydeH2O BIOS.<\/p>\r\n

Cause:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\r\n

Secure Boot is enabled and the BootIt UEFI booting file is not set as trusted in the BIOS.<\/p>\r\n

Solution:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Enter the computer's BIOS and either disable Secure Boot or trust the BootIt UEFI booting file. Checking if a BIOS update is available is also recommended.<\/p>\r\n

Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Boot the computer into the BIOS. This is usually done by pressing a key on startup (e.g. F2) or by using the Windows 10 Advanced startup options, which can be accessed in Settings (Update & Security | Recovery<\/em>) or by holding Shift<\/em> when clicking Restart<\/em> in the Start Menu.
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  2. Go to the Security<\/strong> page. The Secure Boot Mode<\/strong> status should show Standard<\/strong> if defaults are being used.
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  3. Highlight the Set Supervisor Password<\/strong> option and press Enter<\/strong>.
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  4. Enter a password. Keep in mind this password will be required to make BIOS changes -- use something you'll remember.
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  5. At this point, if you wish to disable Secure Boot<\/strong> you can go to the Boot<\/strong> page and make the change and then skip to Step 9.
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  6. Highlight the Select an UEFI file as trusted<\/strong> option and press Enter<\/strong>.
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  7. On the screen that appears, you need to browse to and select the BootIt UEFI file. Select the drive BootIt UEFI was installed to (e.g. HDD0<\/strong>). Then select the EFI<\/strong> folder. Then select the BootIt<\/strong> folder. Finally, select the bootx64.efi<\/strong> file. A new box will be displayed asking for the boot description of the file. Type in BootIt UEFI<\/strong> and then choose Yes<\/strong> to save it.
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  8. You should return to the Security<\/strong> page and the Secure Boot Mode<\/strong> status should now show Custom<\/strong>.
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  9. Go to the Exit<\/strong> page and select the appropriate option to save the changes (there may also be a key for this, such as F10<\/strong>).
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  10. The computer will restart and you will need to enter the BIOS again.
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  11. Once back in the BIOS, go to the Security<\/strong> page and verify the Secure Boot Mode<\/strong> still shows Custom<\/strong> (assuming file trusted in Step 7).
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  12. Go to the Boot<\/strong> page. Secure Boot<\/strong> should still show Enabled<\/strong> (assuming not disabled in Step 5).
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  13. The boot items are shown below and you should see the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> as well as the boot item for BootIt UEFI<\/strong>.
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  14. Select BootIt UEFI<\/strong> and then press F6<\/strong> to move it up in the list until it's the first item (you want it to boot first).
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  15. Go to the Exit<\/strong> page and select the appropriate option to save the changes.
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  16. The computer should now boot to BootIt UEFI when it restarts.<\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n

    Note:<\/strong> If the booting file changes (e.g. in a future update), it may be necessary to enter the BIOS and trust the updated file before the BIOS will allow booting it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Problem: After installing BootIt UEFI on the computer the BIOS does not show a BootIt UEFI boot item and continues to boot directly into Windows. This issue is known to affect multiple Acer systems using the InsydeH2O BIOS. Cause: Secure Boot is enabled and the BootIt UEFI booting file is not set as trusted in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"lsvr_kba_cat":[1828],"lsvr_kba_tag":[2120],"class_list":["post-5463","lsvr_kba","type-lsvr_kba","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_kba_cat-bootit-uefi-problem-solving-bootit","lsvr_kba_tag-bootit-uefi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/5463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_kba"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/5463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6255,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/5463\/revisions\/6255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_cat?post=5463"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_tag?post=5463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}