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Is using Legacy mode is a bad thing to do?
Fedora installed in Legacy mode, how to make it work in UEFI?Install Windows 8 in legacy vs. UEFI: advantages or disadvantages?Issues with Ubuntu Linux installation on a Windows 8.1 laptopWhen I boot a USB in UEFI mode, it just boots windows instead. Legacy mode works fineShould I install an OS using UEFI or BIOS (legacy/CSM) boot mode?Can I convert somehow my OSs to boot from UEFI instead of from Legacy?proper way to access UEFI menu and boot Linux in legacy modeDualboot Win10 & linux: where to install bootloader?UEFI / Legacy issue in BootIs there a better solution than letting boot linux in legacy mode?
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It won't cause any damage.
Legacy mode (a.k.a. BIOS mode, CSM boot) matters only when operating system boots. Once it boots, it doesn't matter anymore. If everything works as expected and you're happy with it, legacy mode is fine.
Advantages of UEFI boot include:
Faster boot times. UEFI can skip initialization of some devices which would be reinitialized by OS anyway- Optional extra security. You can enable Secure Boot, which checks digital signatures of OS components, ensuring that they weren't tampered with. You should combine it with BIOS password protection.
- If you're using multiple OSes, UEFI offers boot manager integrated into firmware.
- If you're using Windows, UEFI mode lets you use GPT partitioning scheme, which allows for unlimited partitions and disks over 3 TB.
answered 8 hours ago
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great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
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It won't cause any damage.
Legacy mode (a.k.a. BIOS mode, CSM boot) matters only when operating system boots. Once it boots, it doesn't matter anymore. If everything works as expected and you're happy with it, legacy mode is fine.
Advantages of UEFI boot include:
Faster boot times. UEFI can skip initialization of some devices which would be reinitialized by OS anyway- Optional extra security. You can enable Secure Boot, which checks digital signatures of OS components, ensuring that they weren't tampered with. You should combine it with BIOS password protection.
- If you're using multiple OSes, UEFI offers boot manager integrated into firmware.
- If you're using Windows, UEFI mode lets you use GPT partitioning scheme, which allows for unlimited partitions and disks over 3 TB.
answered 8 hours ago
gronostajgronostaj
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great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
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It won't cause any damage.
Legacy mode (a.k.a. BIOS mode, CSM boot) matters only when operating system boots. Once it boots, it doesn't matter anymore. If everything works as expected and you're happy with it, legacy mode is fine.
Advantages of UEFI boot include:
Faster boot times. UEFI can skip initialization of some devices which would be reinitialized by OS anyway- Optional extra security. You can enable Secure Boot, which checks digital signatures of OS components, ensuring that they weren't tampered with. You should combine it with BIOS password protection.
- If you're using multiple OSes, UEFI offers boot manager integrated into firmware.
- If you're using Windows, UEFI mode lets you use GPT partitioning scheme, which allows for unlimited partitions and disks over 3 TB.
answered 8 hours ago
gronostajgronostaj
29.6k1472108
great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
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It won't cause any damage.
Legacy mode (a.k.a. BIOS mode, CSM boot) matters only when operating system boots. Once it boots, it doesn't matter anymore. If everything works as expected and you're happy with it, legacy mode is fine.
Advantages of UEFI boot include:
Faster boot times. UEFI can skip initialization of some devices which would be reinitialized by OS anyway- Optional extra security. You can enable Secure Boot, which checks digital signatures of OS components, ensuring that they weren't tampered with. You should combine it with BIOS password protection.
- If you're using multiple OSes, UEFI offers boot manager integrated into firmware.
- If you're using Windows, UEFI mode lets you use GPT partitioning scheme, which allows for unlimited partitions and disks over 3 TB.
answered 8 hours ago
gronostajgronostaj
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It won't cause any damage.
Legacy mode (a.k.a. BIOS mode, CSM boot) matters only when operating system boots. Once it boots, it doesn't matter anymore. If everything works as expected and you're happy with it, legacy mode is fine.
Advantages of UEFI boot include:
Faster boot times. UEFI can skip initialization of some devices which would be reinitialized by OS anyway- Optional extra security. You can enable Secure Boot, which checks digital signatures of OS components, ensuring that they weren't tampered with. You should combine it with BIOS password protection.
- If you're using multiple OSes, UEFI offers boot manager integrated into firmware.
- If you're using Windows, UEFI mode lets you use GPT partitioning scheme, which allows for unlimited partitions and disks over 3 TB.
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great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
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great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
great general answer - you may want to add one exception - legacy mode (sometimes?) disables TPM which can negatively impact the ability to do full disk encryption.
– davidgo
2 hours ago
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