How to fix the Secure Boot Violation message on the Razer Blade

Updated: 24-Mar-2026 | Answer ID: 20795
This article provides the steps to resolve the Secure Boot Violation message when booting up the Razer Blade.

A Secure Boot Violation message appears during the startup due to a missing or invalid Secure Boot file.


See the steps below on how to resolve the issue.

  1. Prepare an empty USB thumb drive.
  2. Access the BIOS. See How to access the BIOS settings for instructions.
  3. Go to “Security” and set Secure Boot to “Disabled.”
  4. Click “Save & Exit” > “Save Changes”.
  5. Power on the laptop and plug in the USB drive.
  6. Run Command Prompt as an Administrator.
  7. In the Command Prompt window, copy the recovery application to the USB drive using the commands below (assuming the USB drive is set to drive D:).

Type each command separately, then press Enter:

  • md D:\EFI\BOOT
  • copy C:\windows\boot\efi\securebootrecovery.efi D:\efi\boot\bootx64.efi
  1. Restart the laptop and access the BIOS again.
  2. Go to “Security” and set Secure Boot to “Enabled.”
  3. Click “Save & Exit” > “Save Changes”.
  4. Restart the laptop.
  5. Press F12 and select to boot from the USB drive.
  6. Follow the on‑screen instructions.

Note: If the issue returns after unplugging the power adapter for more than 20 seconds, the CMOS battery is no longer working and needs to be replaced.

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