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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

Columns

ColumnDescription
ClientIDThe unique identifier of the client. (Hidden)
LocationIDThe unique identifier of the location. (Hidden)
ComputerIDThe unique identifier of the computer. (Hidden)
ClientThe name of the client for this computer.
LocationThe name of the location for this computer.
ComputerThe name of the computer where the audit was performed.
OperatingSystemThe OS installed on the endpoint.
LastContactThe last check-in date of the agent.
LastLoggedInUserThe last user logged into the device.
FormFactorThe physical form factor of the machine.
ManufacturerThe device manufacturer (e.g., Dell, HP, Lenovo).
ModelThe device model name.
SerialNumberThe device serial number.
OEMUpdatesCountNumber of available driver updates from the device manufacturer's tool.
SecureBootStatusSecure Boot state: Enabled, Disabled, or Unknown.
TelemetryStatusWindows telemetry state: Enabled or Disabled.
DBCertificateStatusStatus of the UEFI db certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present.
KEKCertificateStatusStatus of the UEFI KEK certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present.
DBDefaultCertificateStatusStatus of the default db certificate for CA 2023: Updated, Out of date, or Not present.
CurrentCumulativeUpdateName or KB identifier of the most recently installed cumulative update.
Nov2025CUInstalledYes if the November 2025 or newer cumulative update is installed; otherwise No.
BiosNameBIOS name reported by the device (e.g., Dell Inc. BIOS, HP BIOS).
BiosVersionRaw BIOS version string as reported by the device.
BiosVersionNumberNormalized numeric BIOS version extracted from BiosVersion.
CA2023SupportedBIOSVersionMinimum BIOS version required for CA 2023 Secure Boot certificate support.
CA2023SupportedBIOSVersionNumberNormalized numeric version from CA2023SupportedBIOSVersion.
PXE_PresentYes if PXE or network boot options are detected in firmware boot entries; otherwise No.
DualBootOrNonWindowsEFIYes if non-Windows EFI boot entries are detected (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian, GRUB); otherwise No.
WinRE_EnabledYes if the Windows Recovery Environment is enabled; otherwise No.
PresentComma-separated summary of detected conditions (e.g., "PXE, WinREEnabled").
PXE_EvidenceRaw evidence lines from bcdedit output confirming PXE or network boot indicators.
DualBoot_EvidenceRaw evidence lines from bcdedit output confirming non-Windows EFI boot entries.
Available_UpdatesSecure Boot registry value for available updates, or Not exist if the key is absent.
UEFICA2023_StatusSecure Boot servicing registry status for UEFI CA 2023, or Not exist if absent.
UEFICA2023_ErrorSecure Boot servicing registry error code for UEFI CA 2023, or Not exist if absent.
WindowsUEFICA2023_CapableSecure Boot servicing registry value indicating CA 2023 capability, or Not exist if absent.
ConfidenceLevelSecure Boot servicing registry confidence level metric, or Not exist if absent.
ConfidenceUpdateTypeSecure Boot servicing registry confidence update type, or Not exist if absent.
BucketHashHash used for telemetry grouping from the Secure Boot servicing registry, or Not exist if absent.
ScriptRunDateTimestamp of when the audit script last ran and populated this record.

Changelog

2026-05-06

  • Initial version of the document