I assume it goes without saying that the SecureBoot for UEFI-based computers must be disabled to permit booting from the SSR 2013 R2 Recovery Disk via an internal DVD/CD drive. The following information is provided by Microsoft support:
"After disa...
Hi, Chris,
Gerry again. I have been religiously backing up my PC for some time now with SSR 2013 R2 and would like to run what is meant in the literature as a "mock restore". Since I have found as indicated in the comment above that I am able to bo...
Hi, Chris,
Success! After much trial and error, I found that with Secure Boot enabled, I created an SSR Recovery Disk on a 4-GB USB thumb drive and was able to restart my notebook and boot directly into the recovery environment. I'm not sure what t...
Hi, Chris,
I just finished a chat with and HP support rep who advised me that with Secure Boot enabled on my UEFI-compliant notebook, I cannot boot from a CD/DVD or USB thumb drive. I have to disable Secure Boot, enable Legacy Boot, and adjust the ...
Hi, Chris,
Thanks for your reply. I'll get back into the BIOS and review the boot order under Secure Boot and in addition will create a SSR Recovery Disk to a USB thumb drive. I'll respond with the results later today. I particularly like the Off...
I am a licensed professional engineer in the states of NY, NJ, PA and FL and provide consulting services to the railroad electrification industry. I am a user of SSR 2013 Desktop Edition.