Windows 8 with Secure Boot enabled may no longer boot after installing new hardware

Yes, I'm having to get use to secure boot. Had to learn how to reuse imaging software in light of secure boot. Conflicts resulting from the changing of hardware doesn't surprise me.

 

NVIDIA had already warned about this:

When installing an after-market graphics card into a certified Windows 8 PC with UEFI enabled, the system may not boot, http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3156/kw/secure boot.

 

This seems like unneeded complexity... Can you re-enable it after you've done the upgrades?

 

Secure boot can´t be re-enabled if the hardware firmware doesn´t support UEFI.

mSATA cache systems, UEFI, Secure boot, Windows 8... all of these have added unneeded complexity.

 

Windows 8 - Secure Boot - new hardware - imaging

I'm not sure whether this complex topic is already covered in another thread, so I start this thread.
Just for starting it, here are some links:

Post by Nick:
Windows 8 with Secure Boot enabled may no longer boot after installing new hardware
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=339547

Discussions at DSLR/BBR:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27...th-Secure-Boot-enabled-may-no-longer-boot-aft

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27...e-Boot-proves-problems-for-Acronis-True-Image