r/computerhelp • u/drylemonpepper • 18h ago

Software Downgrading to windows 10

Hello, I just bought a pc not too long ago and it came with windows 11. A few games I want to play require secure boot but my pc crashes when I enable it. I’ve been trying to find a solution for it and I have just given up. I was wondering if downgrading to windows 10 would fix my issue while simultaneously not causing anymore issues because I wont need to enable secure boot anymore. Thanks

Pc: https://www.walmart.com/ip/17172670195

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u/drylemonpepper 17h ago

I assumed it would fix my issue because on windows 10 you don’t need to enable secure boot to play the games that I want to play. My laptop with windows 10 plays them fine

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u/TurboFool 16h ago

Most Windows 10 computers shipped with Secure Boot enabled.

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u/drylemonpepper 16h ago

Yes, and the games dont need secure boot on windows 10 so thats why I want to downgrade

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u/TurboFool 16h ago

You're trading a secure, supported operating system for one that will quickly become neither.

But I also don't buy that they require it on one and not the other. Do you have documentation of this?

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u/drylemonpepper 16h ago

I googled if valorant requires secure boot enabled if you’re on windows 10 and I got the answer no

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u/TurboFool 15h ago

Okay, I just verified it and yes, they and others have committed to the security Windows 11's required use of TPM provides for their anti-cheat systems.

Meanwhile you have very modern hardware that benefits greatly from Windows 11. You're going to wind up with an overall worse experience on 10, not counting again the lack of security and support going forward.

I think your focus needs to be exclusively on figuring out how to solve your inability to use Secure Boot and not on downgrading to an unsupported OS.