Fix Selected Boot Image Did Not Authenticate

'' Selected boot image did not authenticate '' is a boot screen error which occurs is the BIOS cannot load
properly. This error is most often related to HP computer users. No matter how many times you restart, you will returned to the same screen.

Generally what this error means is that, a security protocol has been denied access in the firmware database. This is done to protect your system from damages. One of the common reasons for this error is the missing or boot loaded information. Whatever the cause maybe, there are several effective solutions to successfully resolve them.

In this article, I will be examining about Fixing Selected Boot Image Did Not Authenticate. The solutions listed here will make you clear this error and allow you to complete the boot process.

Let's get started,

1. Check Hard drive

The first thing to check in the error the selected boot image did not authenticate is the hard drive. There are very high chances that the hard drive the computer uses is defective. If you found the hard drive to be malfunctioning, you need to replace it with a new one.

2. Change BIOS Settings

If you are sure that this error occurs not due to any malware invasion, then you can process with the step of changing BIOS settings. Changing BIOS settings in essence means that you need to enable legacy boot by disabling secure boot. 

 

By enabling legacy boot you are skipping the process of scanning boot files. So the changes in the hardware are ignored to proceed with the boot initialization.


3. Perform Hard Reset

Misconfigurations in the BIOS can also be the reason behind this error. To resolve this you need to perform hard reset. A hard reset in the BIOS will clear all the existing BIOS configurations and implement a new fresh set of OS configurations when you boot again.

4. Perform Startup Repair

If all of the above mentioned steps fail, then the final solution for this will be to perform a startup repair. The startup repair fixes files those are damaged during the boot process. 

 

Besides selected boot image did not authenticate error, other windows related problems are also solved from this method.

To perform Startup Repair,

1.     Insert the installation media
2.     Restart the PC
3.     Boot from the installation media
4.     Choose your language
5.     Select '' Troubleshoot ''
6.     Select '' Automatic Repair ''

This process will repair your operating system.