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Drive Eraser - 7.8.1 SBN/A

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Some devices may fail to boot Blancco Drive Eraser if "Enable MS UEFI CA Key" BIOS/UEFI option is disabled under the "Secure Boot Key Management" settings in Secure Boot Configuration.


The name of the setting can be different for different vendors. A list of devices mentioned below are known to be affected by this issue:

MakeModelSetting
HPProBook 650 G8Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA
LenovoX1 YogaEnable MS UEFI CA Key

Cause

With the mentioned setting disabled it is not possible to authenticate the Drive Eraser ISO leading to booting the fail.

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If Secure Boot cannot be fully disabled make sure that the "Enable MS UEFI CA Key" option is enabled as well to allow Drive Eraser to boot successfully.


Lenovo offers a official statement for this behavior.