How to enable Secure Boot and fix the Secure Boot Violation message on a Razer Blade

Updated: 21-Oct-2026 | Answer ID: 9759

This article shows how to check and enable Secure Boot on a Razer Blade, and how to fix the Secure Boot Violation message at startup.

Secure Boot is a Windows operating system security feature that blocks malicious programs from running. This feature runs once the Razer Blade starts.

Follow the detailed instructions below to confirm or enable Secure Boot, or to fix a Secure Boot Violation message at startup.

Select an option

Confirm Secure Boot is enabled

  1. Enter “msinfo32” in the Windows search box.

    msinfo

  2. Look for Secure Boot State.

    Verify Secure Boot

Enable Secure Boot

If Secure Boot is disabled:

  1. Open the Recovery settings.

    • Windows 11: Go to “Settings” > “System” > “Recovery”.

    • Windows 10: Go to “Settings” > “Update and Security”, then select “Recovery”.

      Windows Update and Security

  2. Click “Restart now” next to Advanced startup.

    Restart Windows

    The Blade will restart and boot up to “Advanced Startup”.

  3. Select “Troubleshoot”.

    Troubleshoot Windows

  4. Click “Advanced options”.

    Windows Advanced options

  5. Click “UEFI Firmware Settings”.

    Windows UEFI Firmware

  6. Click “Restart”.

  7. Once the Blade restarts to BIOS settings, click “Security”.

  8. Click “Enabled” next to Secure Boot.

    Enable Security Boot

  9. Click “Save & Exit” > “Save Changes”.

    Save Security Boot settings

Fix the Secure Boot Violation message

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

  1. Prepare an empty USB thumb drive.
  2. Restart the laptop. When the Razer logo appears, repeatedly press F1 or Del to access the BIOS before the Secure Boot warning appears.
  3. Go to “Security” and disable Secure Boot.
  4. Click “Save & Exit” > “Save Changes.”
  5. Boot into Windows and plug in the USB drive.
  6. Run Command Prompt as Administrator.
  7. Copy the recovery application to the USB drive using the commands below. This example assumes the USB drive is 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 enable Secure Boot.
  3. Click “Save & Exit” > “Save Changes.”
  4. Restart the laptop. When the Razer logo appears, repeatedly press F12.
  5. Select the USB drive as the boot device.
  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. See How to replace the CMOS battery on the Razer Blade for more details.

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