Boot Environment Audit
Summary
Displays boot environment audit results for managed Windows devices, populated from the pvl_boot_environment_details custom table by the Boot Environment Audit script. Use this dataview to review Secure Boot status, UEFI CA 2023 certificate enrollment, BIOS firmware readiness, pending driver updates, cumulative update compliance, and boot configuration anomalies across your device fleet.
Dependencies
- Custom Table: pvl_boot_environment_details
- Script: Boot Environment Audit
- Internal Monitor: Execute Script - Boot Environment Audit
- Solution: Boot Environment Audit
Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ClientID | The unique identifier of the client. (Hidden) |
| LocationID | The unique identifier of the location. (Hidden) |
| ComputerID | The unique identifier of the computer. (Hidden) |
| Client | The name of the client for this computer. |
| Location | The name of the location for this computer. |
| Computer | The name of the computer where the audit was performed. |
| OperatingSystem | The OS installed on the endpoint. |
| LastContact | The last check-in date of the agent. |
| LastLoggedInUser | The last user logged into the device. |
| FormFactor | The physical form factor of the machine. |
| Manufacturer | The device manufacturer (e.g., Dell, HP, Lenovo). |
| Model | The device model name. |
| SerialNumber | The device serial number. |
| OEMUpdatesCount | Number of available driver updates from the device manufacturer's tool. |
| SecureBootStatus | Secure Boot state: Enabled, Disabled, or Unknown. |
| TelemetryStatus | Windows telemetry state: Enabled or Disabled. |
| DBCertificateStatus | Status of the UEFI db certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present. |
| KEKCertificateStatus | Status of the UEFI KEK certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present. |
| DBDefaultCertificateStatus | Status of the default db certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present. |
| CurrentCumulativeUpdate | Name or KB identifier of the most recently installed cumulative update. |
| Nov2025CUInstalled | Yes if the November 2025 or newer cumulative update is installed; otherwise No. |
| BiosName | BIOS name reported by the device (e.g., Dell Inc. BIOS, HP BIOS). |
| BiosVersion | Raw BIOS version string as reported by the device. |
| BiosVersionNumber | Normalized numeric BIOS version extracted from BiosVersion. |
| CA2023SupportedBIOSVersion | Minimum BIOS version required for CA 2023 Secure Boot certificate support. |
| CA2023SupportedBIOSVersionNumber | Normalized numeric version from CA2023SupportedBIOSVersion. |
| PXE_Present | Yes if PXE or network boot options are detected in firmware boot entries; otherwise No. |
| DualBootOrNonWindowsEFI | Yes if non-Windows EFI boot entries are detected (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian, GRUB); otherwise No. |
| WinRE_Enabled | Yes if the Windows Recovery Environment is enabled; otherwise No. |
| Present | Comma-separated summary of detected conditions (e.g., "PXE, WinREEnabled"). |
| PXE_Evidence | Raw evidence lines from bcdedit output confirming PXE or network boot indicators. |
| DualBoot_Evidence | Raw evidence lines from bcdedit output confirming non-Windows EFI boot entries. |
| Available_Updates | Secure Boot registry value for available updates, or Not exist if the key is absent. |
| UEFICA2023_Status | Secure Boot servicing registry status for UEFI CA 2023, or Not exist if absent. |
| UEFICA2023_Error | Secure Boot servicing registry error code for UEFI CA 2023, or Not exist if absent. |
| WindowsUEFICA2023_Capable | Secure Boot servicing registry value indicating CA 2023 capability, or Not exist if absent. |
| ConfidenceLevel | Secure Boot servicing registry confidence level metric, or Not exist if absent. |
| ConfidenceUpdateType | Secure Boot servicing registry confidence update type, or Not exist if absent. |
| BucketHash | Hash used for telemetry grouping from the Secure Boot servicing registry, or Not exist if absent. |
| ScriptRunDate | Timestamp of when the audit script last ran and populated this record. |
Changelog
2026-05-06
- Initial version of the document