Windows 10: Security Problems: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI, EFI Partition, GUID

These aren't just trash, they are toxic waste dump.Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI while it sounds promising, all it did was allow it easier to infect Windows. It has a partition on the hard drive to invite trojans in. The partitions are not secured. The only secure way is not have a bridge and you provided one. Flexibility and expandability is not desired in security, especially when it helps the malware and not security.GUID turned out to be a huge mess. It can be edited, copied and switched. You should be using hardware identification. Make, model, serial number are avail

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What is an EFI system partition?

The EFI system partition (ESP) is a partition on a data storage device (usually a hard disk drive or solid-state drive) that is used by computers adhering to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

What that means is that the EFI Partition is an interface for the computer to boot windows off of. its like a step taken before it runs the windows 10 partition. its really small but basically without that partition your computer wouldn't know how to boot windows

 

how to access UEFI

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is an interface, not a storage location. Are you thinking of your UEFI partition? Why would you want to access it? You might cause damage to the boot environment.

 

MSI's First EFI BIOS, More Now Available

MSI has launched the first EFI BIOS based motherboard "P45D3 Platinum & P45 Platinum". EFI, Extensible Firmware Interface, is intended to replace the legacy BIOS firmware interface used by current PCs. It offers a new and more flexible enviroment that supports colorful graphical interfaces, multiple languages and has mouse support. The EFI BIOS will encourage users to experience the full potential of MSI motherboards. Even at this early stage MSI has seen excellent OC potential using the current generation of MSI motherboards in combination with EFI BIOS.

New Type of Graphics BIOS Settings

MSI has started to adapt EFI into its next generation motherboard platform. The ability to use a GUI and mouse provides the opportunity to fully experience the possibilities of MSI motherboards. EFI also supports LAN, pre-OS applications such as live update, games, instant messenger, media player and a browser. Microsoft will add EFI support to the x64 versions of Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.

What is EFI BIOS?

The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. EFI is intended as a significantly improved replacement of the old legacy BIOS firmware interface historically used by all IBM PC compatible PCs. The EFI specification was originally developed by Intel, and is now managed by the Unified EFI Forum and is officially known as Unified EFI (UEFI).

Benefits of EFI BIOS:

• Supports graphical menus and features
• Supports mouse-controlled interface
• Supports pre-OS applications, file oriented (ex: System
• recovery, games, media player, Internet browser, etc.)
• Supports multiple languages
• UEFI support for x64 versions of Windows Vista are included in Service Pack 1

To find out more and download MSI Click BIOS for you P45 Platinum based motherboard, visit this page!

Source: MSI