You should be able to enroll the Secure Boot key for Bazzite and keep it enabled. Instructions: https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/secure_boot/
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The first line of method B is
Disable Secure Boot in the BIOS before proceeding, and then re-enable it after enrolling the key.
Can you help us with this step? We can't figure out how to do it.
Alienware should be Dell I think. Is there a security tab in the BIOS?
Although, a windows update may nuke this, and require reinstalling bootloader/keys.
This is a good tip, if they are dual booting, but there is no reference to that in the post. I’d recommend to not dual boot. Less problems and no Windows
good point.
Did you upgrade to the latest bios version?
Factory reset the bios?
Check for option pins on the motherboard?
How did brazzite install with secure boot turned on?
On some BIOSes you have to set and enable master password for some advanced options to show up.
Could have been disabled by the vendor. My partner has an Acer with the same issue.
in some its called other os like on rog ausus boards could be same or its alienware so the bios may be more restrictive
Secure Boot settings should be under the Security tab in the BIOS.
Usually it’s in the security tab, sometimes it’s under a sub menu with an arcane name like “Windows Settings” or “Boot Configuration”. It’s hard to help without the exact UEFI in front of us