(In reply to lists dev from comment #7) > > Press "esc" two times to back to the main menu and choose "continue" > > and then a prompt will hint that the system is going to reset. > > That's the procedure I used ... esc + esc + continue > > at which point the error msg > > Verification failed: (15) Access Denied > > simply appears. I see no reset message. Hmmm, changing the secure boot related variables will need a reset, and a prompt should show after "continue". It's not normal that the prompt didn't show. BTW, could you provide the version of qemu-ovmf-x86_64?