Laptop to encrypt EFI bootloader on

[dictum99]

Which laptop model works without any issues, which EFI version?
I want to buy something and encrypt the EFI bootloader. So it does not boot without entering the passphrase.

I tried to do that on a MSI Titan GT80 and had issues.

[petitlou60]

Hello,
avoid absolutly Lenovo, HP, Acer all don't respect UEFI spécifications
so problem can arise if encrypt system

Best regards

[dictum99]

What about Dell?
Dell Latitude 9510 ?

[petitlou60]

Sorry i don't use dell so i have no advice

[dictum99]

Any other ideas?

[dictum99]

What about MSI laptops, MSI Titan GT80? It's a UEFI machine, disks are in the GPT format.

[petitlou60]

all PC's or Laptop's build after 2011 are in UEFI mode with GPT partitions

[dictum99]

I have Dell Latitude 3340 in the UEFI mode, will that work? For bootloader encryption?

[dictum99]

"Encrypt whole drive" option is grayed out. Both on Dell 3340 and MSI GT80. What is the point of even having that option if I can't encrypt the bootloader?

[petitlou60]

Bonjour,
sur tout PC en UEFI GPT deux partitions ne doivent pas être cryptées:
la partition EFI (l'UEFI doit la lire au démarrage, de plus tous les PC Windows ont les mêmes fichiers dans cette partition)
la partition MSR (de 16 Mo réservée par Windows) , à ce jour elle est vide et non formattée
donc c'est normal que l'option soit grisée
ne peuvent être crypté que le système partition C: et des partitions data définies en favoris systèmes
Bonne journée

[dictum99]

Hello,
On any PC in UEFI GPT two partitions should not be encrypted: the EFI partition (UEFI must read it at startup, moreover all Windows PCs have the same files in this partition) the MSR partition (16 MB reserved by Windows), to date it is empty and unformatted So it's normal that the option is grayed out can only be encrypted system partition C: and data partitions set in system favorites.
Have a nice day

Basically it cannot be done.