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Signed-off-by: Konstantin Aladyshev <aladyshev22@gmail.com>

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+In this lesson we would investigate how to modify hidden BIOS settings. "Hidden" in this context means settings from the menu that are not selectable for modification or settings that are even not shown in the menu. In other words settings that are closed by `grayoutif` or `suppressif` in the VFR code.
+
+For this lesson I've created a `HiddenSettings` driver that populates VFR elements hidden with both these methods. To show that we can modify settings regardless of their underlying storage type, the driver populates both `varstore` elements and `efivarstore` elements.
+
+You can find the source code for the driver at the end of this lesson. But right now let's imagine that we now nothing about it.
+
+When the driver is loaded:
+```
+FS0:\> load HiddenSettings.efi
+Image 'FS0:\HiddenSettings.efi' loaded at 61F9000 - Success
+```
+
+It populates the following formset:
+
+![FormsetInTheMenu](FormsetInTheMenu.png?raw=true "FormsetInTheMenu")
+
+If you enter this form, you would see this:
+
+![Form1](Form1.png?raw=true "Form1")
+
+As you can see no settings are available for modification. So what can we do in such case?
+
+# General plan
+
+- Dump package lists with form packages,
+- "Disifr" (analogy with "disassemble", since readable VFR code is compiled to IFR machine code) package lists with form packages and find necessary hidden settings,
+- Use `HIIConfig.efi` application to modify settings
+
+# Dump package lists with form packages
+
+We already have a `ShowHII` application that allows us to see all package lists in the HII database. Let's modify it a little bit to give us an opportunity to save them. To not interfere with the previous lesson I've created a new `ShowHIIext` (extended) application with the necessary modifications. I won't go into the details, since we already know all the building blocks for such changes.
+
+Here is a final help for the `ShowHIIext` application:
+```
+FS0:\> ShowHIIext.efi -?
+Shows packages installed into the HII database.
+
+SHOWHIIEXT [-b] [save [<index>]]
+
+  -b            - Display one screen at a time
+  save          - Save all package lists as files
+  save <index>  - Save package list with index <index> as a file
+```
+
+We can first execute it without arguments, find the package lists in the output which have packages of `FORMS` type and then use the application again with `save <index>` options to save only the necessary package lists.
+
+But to make things simplier and faster let's save all the available package lists and deal with them later. Don't forget to load our `HiddenSettings.efi` driver first!
+```
+FS0:\> load HiddenSettings.efi
+Image 'FS0:\HiddenSettings.efi' loaded at 640A000 - Success
+FS0:\> ShowHIIext.efi save
+Save file as 0000_A487A478-51EF-48AA-8794-7BEE2A0562F1
+Save file as 0001_19618BCE-55AE-09C6-37E9-4CE04084C7A1
+Save file as 0002_2F30DA26-F51B-4B6F-85C4-31873C281BCA
+Save file as 0003_F74D20EE-37E7-48FC-97F7-9B1047749C69
+Save file as 0004_EBF8ED7C-0DD1-4787-84F1-F48D537DCACF
+Save file as 0005_FE561596-E6BF-41A6-8376-C72B719874D0
+Save file as 0006_2A46715F-3581-4A55-8E73-2B769AAA30C5
+Save file as 0007_99FDC8FD-849B-4EBA-AD13-FB9699C90A4D
+Save file as 0008_E38C1029-E38F-45B9-8F0D-E2E60BC9B262
+Save file as 0009_D9DCC5DF-4007-435E-9098-8970935504B2
+Save file as 0010_F5F219D3-7006-4648-AC8D-D61DFB7BC6AD
+Save file as 0011_4B47D616-A8D6-4552-9D44-CCAD2E0F4CF9
+Save file as 0012_F95A7CCC-4C55-4426-A7B4-DC8961950BAE
+Save file as 0013_DEC5DAA4-6781-4820-9C63-A7B0E4F1DB31
+Save file as 0014_4344558D-4EF9-4725-B1E4-3376E8D6974F
+Save file as 0015_0AF0B742-63EC-45BD-8DB6-71AD7F2FE8E8
+Save file as 0016_25F200AA-D3CB-470A-BF51-E7D162D22E6F
+Save file as 0017_5F5F605D-1583-4A2D-A6B2-EB12DAB4A2B6
+Save file as 0018_F3D301BB-F4A5-45A8-B0B7-FA999C6237AE
+Save file as 0019_7C04A583-9E3E-4F1C-AD65-E05268D0B4D1
+Save file as 0020_269D7962-BADC-44DA-815A-4AF4F293F3E0
+```
+
+# "Disifr" package lists with form packages and find necessary hidden settings
+
+Now when we have all the package lists, let's try to extract UEFI IFR data from the binaries and transform it into human-readable text.
+
+Luckily for us such tool already exists.
+
+Initially it was developed by @donovan6000 and called [Universal-IFR-Extractor](https://github.com/donovan6000/Universal-IFR-Extractor). The development was discontinued and picked up in the [fork](https://github.com/LongSoft/Universal-IFR-Extractor) by @NikolajSchlej. As a final iteration @NikolajSchlej has decided to rewrite the utility to Rust language, and at the time of this writing it can be considered as a most up-to-date version of the utility - [IFRExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/IFRExtractor-RS). So this is a program that we would be using to find our hidden settings.
+
+Since the application is written in Rust don't forget to install cargo (the Rust package manager):
+```
+$ sudo apt install cargo
+```
+
+Now let's clone and build `IFRExtractor-RS` application:
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/LongSoft/IFRExtractor-RS
+$ cd IFRExtractor-RS
+$ cargo build
+    Updating crates.io index
+  Downloaded version_check v0.1.5
+  Downloaded memchr v2.5.0
+  Downloaded nom v4.2.3
+  Downloaded 3 crates (189.3 KB) in 0.81s
+   Compiling version_check v0.1.5
+   Compiling memchr v2.5.0
+   Compiling nom v4.2.3
+   Compiling ifrextractor v1.1.0 (/home/<...>/IFRExtractor-RS)
+    Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 1m 02s
+```
+
+The final binary would be created in the `target/debug` folder, and here is a help of the generated `ifrextractor` utility:
+```
+$ ./target/debug/ifrextractor
+IFRExtractor RS v1.1.0 - extracts HII database from binary files into human-readable text
+Usage: ifrextractor file.bin
+```
+
+If you want to, you can test `ifrextractor` on any of our previously generated drivers that populate forms to better understand its output. But I think we can just use it now in our investigation and understand its output along the way.
+
+Let's launch `ifrextractor` on every generated package list file:
+```
+$ find ~/disk/ -name "00*_*" -type f -exec ./target/debug/ifrextractor {} \;
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+No IFR data found
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+No IFR data found
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+No IFR data found
+Extracting all UEFI HII form packages using en-US UEFI HII string packages
+```
+
+As you can see for every file with the IFR data inside the `ifrextractor` has created a `*.txt` file with the decoded form data.
+```
+$ ls ~disk/*.txt
+disk/0004_EBF8ED7C-0DD1-4787-84F1-F48D537DCACF.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0004_EBF8ED7C-0DD1-4787-84F1-F48D537DCACF.1.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0005_FE561596-E6BF-41A6-8376-C72B719874D0.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0006_2A46715F-3581-4A55-8E73-2B769AAA30C5.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0009_D9DCC5DF-4007-435E-9098-8970935504B2.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0011_4B47D616-A8D6-4552-9D44-CCAD2E0F4CF9.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+disk/0020_269D7962-BADC-44DA-815A-4AF4F293F3E0.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+```
+
+Let's grep the name of our target formset that we saw in the menu in these files:
+```
+$ grep "Form with hidden settings" ~/disk/*.txt
+../20_269D7962-BADC-44DA-815A-4AF4F293F3E0.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt:   Form FormId: 0x1, Title: "Form with hidden settings"
+```
+
+Now let's investigate this file:
+```
+$ cat disk/0020_269D7962-BADC-44DA-815A-4AF4F293F3E0.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt
+Program version: 1.5.1, Extraction mode: UEFI
+FormSet Guid: 98259761-6B0B-4531-A74B-67AF5D8A8153, Title: "Formset with hidden settings", Help: "Formset with hidden settings"
+        DefaultStore DefaultId: 0x0, Name: "Standard default"
+        DefaultStore DefaultId: 0x1, Name: ""
+        VarStore Guid: 3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84, VarStoreId: 0x1, Size: 0x4, Name: "FormData"
+        VarStoreEfi Guid: 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666, VarStoreId: 0x2, Attributes: 0x3, Size: 0x4, Name: "FormEfiData"
+        Form FormId: 0x1, Title: "Form with hidden settings"
+                SuppressIf
+                        True
+                        CheckBox Prompt: "Show varstore settings", Help: "Show varstore settings", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x1, VarStoreId: 0x1, VarOffset: 0x0, Flags: 0x0, Default: Disabled, MfgDefault: Disabled
+                                Default DefaultId: 0x0 Value: 0
+                        End
+                End
+                SuppressIf
+                        EqIdVal QuestionId: 0x1, Value: 0x0
+                        Numeric Prompt: "Numeric prompt", Help: "Numeric help", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x2, VarStoreId: 0x1, VarOffset: 0x1, Flags: 0x21, Size: 16, Min: 0x0, Max: 0xA, Step: 0x1
+                                Default DefaultId: 0x0 Value: 5
+                        End
+                        OneOf Prompt: "OneOf list prompt", Help: "OneOf list help", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x3, VarStoreId: 0x1, VarOffset: 0x3, Flags: 0x10, Size: 8, Min: 0x0, Max: 0x55, Step: 0x0
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 1" Value: 0
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 2" Value: 51, Default
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 3" Value: 85
+                        End
+                End
+                GrayOutIf
+                        True
+                        CheckBox Prompt: "Enable efivarstorage settings", Help: "Enable efivarstorage settings", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x4, VarStoreId: 0x2, VarOffset: 0x0, Flags: 0x0, Default: Disabled, MfgDefault: Disabled
+                                Default DefaultId: 0x0 Value: 0
+                        End
+                End
+                GrayOutIf
+                        EqIdVal QuestionId: 0x4, Value: 0x0
+                        Numeric Prompt: "Numeric EFI prompt", Help: "Numeric EFI help", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x5, VarStoreId: 0x2, VarOffset: 0x1, Flags: 0x21, Size: 16, Min: 0x0, Max: 0xA, Step: 0x1
+                                Default DefaultId: 0x0 Value: 6
+                        End
+                        OneOf Prompt: "OneOf list EFI prompt", Help: "OneOf list EFI help", QuestionFlags: 0x0, QuestionId: 0x6, VarStoreId: 0x2, VarOffset: 0x3, Flags: 0x10, Size: 8, Min: 0x0, Max: 0x55, Step: 0x0
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 1" Value: 0
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 2" Value: 51
+                                OneOfOption Option: "OneOf list option 3" Value: 85, Default
+                        End
+                End
+        End
+End
+```
+
+Here we can see 2 groups of settings:
+- suppressed TRUE checkbox [varstore] that unlocks the 2 settings below:
+  - numeric option [varstore]
+  - oneof option [varstore]
+
+- grayoutif TRUE checkbox [efivarstore] that unlocks the 2 settings below:
+  - numeric option [efivarstore]
+  - oneof option [efivarstore]
+
+Now when we know everything about out target form, let's try to modify its hidden settings.
+
+# Use `HIIConfig.efi` application to modify settings
+
+As you can see from the `20_269D7962-BADC-44DA-815A-4AF4F293F3E0.0.0.en-US.ifr.txt` output, the hidden settings are stored in these `varstore`/`efivarstore` elements:
+- `VarStore Guid: 3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84, VarStoreId: 0x1, Size: 0x4, Name: "FormData"`
+- `VarStoreEfi Guid: 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666, VarStoreId: 0x2, Attributes: 0x3, Size: 0x4, Name: "FormEfiData"`
+
+Now if you look at `VarStoreId`/`VarOffset` fields in form elements description, you can recreate the storages internal structure:
+
+| Element  | Menu string                     | VarStoreId | VarOffset (in bytes) | Size (in bytes)                              |
+| -------- | ------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| Checkbox | "Show varstore settings"        | 1          | 0                    | 1 byte  (implicitly since it is a checkbox)  |
+| Numeric  | "Numeric prompt"                | 1          | 1                    | 2 bytes (since element has `Size: 16`)       |
+| OneOf    | "OneOf list prompt"             | 1          | 3                    | 1 bytes (since element has `Size: 8`)        |
+| Checkbox | "Enable efivarstorage settings" | 2          | 0                    | 1 byte  (implicitly since it is a checkbox)  |
+| Numeric  | "Numeric EFI prompt"            | 2          | 1                    | 2 bytes (since element has `Size: 16`)       |
+| OneOf    | "OneOf list EFI prompt"         | 2          | 3                    | 1 bytes (since element has `Size: 8`)        |
+
+
+You can use `HIIConfig.efi dump` to print all the HII database settings. If you'll search for the `varstore` GUID, you'll find the following settings:
+```
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+OFFSET=0  WIDTH=0000000000000004  VALUE=33000500
+00 05 00 33                                      | ...3
+
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0000
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0005
+05 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=33
+33                                               | 3
+
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0001
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0005
+05 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=33
+33                                               | 3
+```
+
+Here you can see that the current `FormData` varstorage values are currently equal to their defaults:
+- FormData.Checkbox["Show varstore settings"] = 0
+- FormData.Numeric["Numeric prompt"] = 0005
+- FromData.OneOf["OneOf list prompt"] = 33
+
+Also we can grab the `PATH` value from the output (`VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB)`) and use it in `HIIConfig.efi route`/`HIIConfig.efi extract` command calls.
+
+Unfortunately the `efivarstore` settings are not present in the output, since the implementation of the `EFI_HII_CONFIG_ROUTING_PROTOCOL.ExportConfig()` is buggy in the current edk2 code ([https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4639](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4639)). But we'll deal with it later. Now let's focus on the `varstorage` elements.
+
+Let's show the current settings for the "Show varstore settings" checkbox:
+```
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi extract 3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84 FormData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB)
+
+Request: GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84&NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400
+Response: GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84&NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0000&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=00&OFFSET=0001&WIDTH=0002&VALUE=0005&OFFSET=0003&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=33&GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84&NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061&PATH=01041<...>
+
+
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0005
+05 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=33
+33                                               | 3
+
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0000
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0005
+05 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=33
+33                                               | 3
+
+GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84 (3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061 (FormData)
+FS0:\> 041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0001
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0005
+05 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=33
+33                                               | 3
+```
+The output for the setting is practically the same as in the `HIIConfig.efi dump` output, but with that command we've verified that we can successfully get individual setting.
+
+Now let's enable the checkbox:
+```
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi route 3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84 FormData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB) 0000 0001 01
+
+Request: GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84&NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0000&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=01
+```
+
+You can verify that the suppressed settings are now shown in the driver form!
+
+![Form2](Form2.png?raw=true "Form2")
+
+Now let's think what we can do about `efivarstore` settings.
+
+Because of the aforementioned bug we can't export `evivarstore` settings with the `HIIConfig.efi dump`, but we still can try to extract/route them. The problem is that to use `HIIConfig extract/route` we need to know `DevicePath` of the storage. Since our `varstore` and `efivarstore` are created by the same driver, let's try to use the same `VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB)` to extract "Enable efivarstorage settings" checkbox:
+```
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi extract 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666 FormEfiData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB)
+
+Request: GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666&NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400
+Response: GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666&NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0000&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=01&OFFSET=0001&WIDTH=0002&VALUE=0002&OFFSET=0003&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=00&GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666&NAME=0046006f0072006d004500660069004<...>
+
+
+GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666 (01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061 (FormEfiData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0006
+06 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=55
+55                                               | U
+
+GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666 (01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061 (FormEfiData)
+PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0000
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0006
+06 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=55
+55                                               | U
+
+GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666 (01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666)
+NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061 (FormEfiData)
+FS0:\> 041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400 (VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB))
+ALTCFG=0001
+OFFSET=0000  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=00
+00                                               | .
+OFFSET=0001  WIDTH=0002  VALUE=0006
+06 00                                            | ..
+OFFSET=0003  WIDTH=0001  VALUE=55
+55                                               | U
+```
+Luckilly in this particular case we were able to find `efivarstore` settings. If it is not the case we'll discuss alternative way in the `Another way to change 'efivarstore' settings` paragraph below.
+
+Let's try to change "Enable efivarstorage settings" checkbox value:
+```
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi route 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666 FormEfiData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB) 0000 0001 01
+
+Request: GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666&NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0000&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=01
+```
+
+Now exit to the menu and see our changes:
+
+![Form3](Form3.png?raw=true "Form3")
+
+As you can see we now able to see both `grayoutif` and `suppressif` hidden settings. Now you can successfully modify the necessary settings via the menu!
+
+# What if the settings can't be shown in the menu?
+
+In our example by setting the checkboxes we've opened the hidden settings for modification from the menu directly. But that is not always the case, sometimes there is no such checkboxes, and the hidden settings are always suppressed/grayout via `suppressif TRUE`/`grayoutif TRUE` statements.
+
+In such cases you can use `HIIConfig.efi route` to modify the necessary settings directly and verify the changes via the `HIIConfig.efi extract`.
+
+For example let's modify `FromData.OneOf["OneOf list prompt"]` from option2 to option3 and `FromData.Numeric["Numeric EFI prompt"]` from 6 to 3.
+```
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi route 3F5996A7-8B56-472C-9538-475F77157C84 FormData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB) 0003 0001 55
+Request: GUID=a796593f568b2c479538475f77157c84&NAME=0046006f0072006d0044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0003&WIDTH=0001&VALUE=55
+FS0:\> HIIConfig.efi route 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666 FormEfiData VenHw(3F3D5B97-48E8-4F4A-851E-82E650930AEB) 0001 0002 0003
+Request: GUID=159e5301732aaf4a9d3e437bfabb4666&NAME=0046006f0072006d0045006600690044006100740061&PATH=01041400975b3d3fe8484a4f851e82e650930aeb7fff0400&OFFSET=0001&WIDTH=0002&VALUE=0003
+```
+
+If you'll enter the form now, you'll see that the values were successfully updated:
+
+![Form4](Form4.png?raw=true "Form4")
+
+# Another way to change `efivarstore` settings
+
+Because of the bug in the edk2 code of the `EFI_HII_CONFIG_ROUTING_PROTOCOL.ExportConfig()` implementation we can't dump `efivarstore` storages and therefore get their device path. In the example above we've got lucky and were able to just use devicepath from the neighboor `varstore` storage. But what we can do if it is not the case and `efivarstore` has unknown device path?
+
+In this case we can utilize shell command `dmpstore` to dump and modify `efivarstore` underlying EFI variable directly. From the earlier lessons we already know how to change EFI variables like that, but for completeness of this lesson let's repeat the process step by step.
+
+To show the current values inside the storage we can use:
+```
+FS0:\> dmpstore -guid 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666
+Variable NV+BS '01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666:FormEfiData' DataSize = 0x04
+  00000000: 01 03 00 55                                      *...U*
+```
+
+Now let's save the dump
+```
+FS0:\> dmpstore -guid 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666 -s FormEfiData
+Save variable to file: FormEfiData.
+Variable NV+BS '01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666:FormEfiData' DataSize = 0x04
+```
+
+And update it via the shell `hexedit` command:
+```
+FS0:\> hexedit FormEfiData
+```
+
+The storage settings are near the end of the file:
+![dmpstore1](dmpstore1.png?raw=true "dmpstore1")
+
+Modify `0300` to `0700` to change the value of the numeric option:
+
+![dmpstore2](dmpstore2.png?raw=true "dmpstore2")
+
+Now use `Ctrl-S` to save the updated buffer and `Ctrl-Q` to exit the editor.
+
+As you might remember from earlier lessons to correctly load the updated variable we need to recalculate the checksum inside the file. For that we can use our `UpdateDmpstoreDump.efi` application that we have written earlier.
+```
+FS0:\> UpdateDmpstoreDump.efi FormEfiData
+```
+
+If you check the file now, you can see that the 4-byte checksum at the end was updated:
+
+![dmpstorer3](dmpstore3.png?raw=true "dmpstore3")
+
+Now load the updated file to modify the EFI variable content:
+```
+FS0:\> dmpstore -guid 01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666 -l FormEfiData
+Load and set variables from file: FormEfiData.
+Variable NV+BS '01539E15-2A73-4AAF-9D3E-437BFABB4666:FormEfiData' DataSize = 0x04
+```
+
+Exit to the form and verify that the changes are indeed present in the menu:
+
+![Form5](Form5.png?raw=true "Form5")
+
+# Updating hidden settings in the real world scenario
+
+In this lesson we've investigated how we can find and modify hidden settings in the HII database. But I want to point out that when you find something like that in the real system there is no guarantee that the found settings are actually used in the UEFI code.
+
+For example you've found an option "PCIe speed" and change it to "Gen1". When you reboot, the setting is persistent, so everything seems correct and you expect that PCIe now runs at Gen1 speed. But the problem is that you don't see any changes in the PCIe functionality. Unfortunately such scenario is possible. You are changing some options in the settings storage, but no one says that these settings are used in any way in the driver code.
+
+But still worth a try!
+
+# Alternative tools for BIOS settings modification
+
+In this lesson we've used `ShowHIIext.efi/HIIConfig.efi`/`UpdateDmpstoreDump.efi` applications to modify BIOS settings. These applications we've developed earlier from scratch.
+
+But we are not the first ones who tries to tweak hidden BIOS settings.
+
+Most know solution is using patched version of the GRUB bootloader. This patched version provides additional command `setup_var` and its variations that can be used to modify BIOS settings.
+
+You can check the original solution by @datasone [grub-mod-setup_var](https://github.com/datasone/grub-mod-setup_var).
+
+But right now it is adviced to use [setup_var.efi](https://github.com/datasone/setup_var.efi) instead. This is an advanced version of the program rewritten in Rust.
+
+# `HiddenSettings` driver code
+
+As I promised here is a form code for the `HiddenSettings` driver.
+
+`UefiLessonsPkg/HiddenSettings/Form.vfr`:
+```
+#include <Uefi/UefiMultiPhase.h>
+#include "Data.h"
+
+formset
+  guid     = FORMSET_GUID,
+  title    = STRING_TOKEN(FORMSET_TITLE),
+  help     = STRING_TOKEN(FORMSET_HELP),
+
+  varstore VARIABLE_STRUCTURE,
+    name  = FormData,
+    guid  = STORAGE_GUID;
+
+  efivarstore VARIABLE_STRUCTURE,
+    attribute = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS | EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE,
+    name  = FormEfiData,
+    guid  = STORAGE_EFI_GUID;
+
+  defaultstore StandardDefault,
+    prompt      = STRING_TOKEN(STANDARD_DEFAULT_PROMPT),
+    attribute   = 0x0000;
+
+  form
+    formid = 1,
+    title = STRING_TOKEN(FORMID1_TITLE);
+
+suppressif TRUE;
+    checkbox
+      varid = FormData.CheckboxValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(CHECKBOX_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(CHECKBOX_HELP),
+      default = FALSE, defaultstore = StandardDefault,
+    endcheckbox;
+endif;
+
+suppressif ideqval FormData.CheckboxValue == 0;
+    numeric
+      name = NumericQuestion,
+      varid = FormData.NumericValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(NUMERIC_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(NUMERIC_HELP),
+      flags = NUMERIC_SIZE_2 | DISPLAY_UINT_HEX,
+      minimum = 0,
+      maximum = 10,
+      step = 1,
+      default = 5, defaultstore = StandardDefault,
+    endnumeric;
+
+    oneof
+      name = OneOfQuestion,
+      varid = FormData.OneOfValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_HELP),
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION1), value = 0x00, flags = 0;
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION2), value = 0x33, flags = DEFAULT;
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION3), value = 0x55, flags = 0;
+    endoneof;
+endif;
+
+grayoutif TRUE;
+    checkbox
+      varid = FormEfiData.CheckboxValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(CHECKBOX_EFI_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(CHECKBOX_EFI_HELP),
+      default = FALSE, defaultstore = StandardDefault,
+    endcheckbox;
+endif;
+
+grayoutif ideqval FormEfiData.CheckboxValue == 0;
+    numeric
+      name = NumericEfiQuestion,
+      varid = FormEfiData.NumericValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(NUMERIC_EFI_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(NUMERIC_EFI_HELP),
+      flags = NUMERIC_SIZE_2 | DISPLAY_UINT_HEX,
+      minimum = 0,
+      maximum = 10,
+      step = 1,
+      default = 6, defaultstore = StandardDefault,
+    endnumeric;
+
+    oneof
+      name = OneOfEfiQuestion,
+      varid = FormEfiData.OneOfValue,
+      prompt = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_EFI_PROMPT),
+      help = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_EFI_HELP),
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION1), value = 0x00, flags = 0;
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION2), value = 0x33, flags = 0;
+      option text = STRING_TOKEN(ONEOF_OPTION3), value = 0x55, flags = DEFAULT;
+    endoneof;
+endif;
+
+  endform;
+endformset;
+```
+
+`UefiLessonsPkg/HiddenSettings/Data.h`:
+```
+#ifndef _DATA_H_
+#define _DATA_H_
+
+#define FORMSET_GUID  {0x98259761, 0x6b0b, 0x4531, {0xa7, 0x4b, 0x67, 0xaf, 0x5d, 0x8a, 0x81, 0x53}}
+#define DATAPATH_GUID {0x3f3d5b97, 0x48e8, 0x4f4a, {0x85, 0x1e, 0x82, 0xe6, 0x50, 0x93, 0x0a, 0xeb}}
+#define STORAGE_GUID  {0x3f5996a7, 0x8b56, 0x472c, {0x95, 0x38, 0x47, 0x5f, 0x77, 0x15, 0x7c, 0x84}}
+#define STORAGE_EFI_GUID  {0x01539e15, 0x2a73, 0x4aaf, {0x9d, 0x3e, 0x43, 0x7b, 0xfa, 0xbb, 0x46, 0x66}}
+
+#pragma pack(1)
+typedef struct {
+  UINT8 CheckboxValue;
+  UINT16 NumericValue;
+  UINT8 OneOfValue;
+} VARIABLE_STRUCTURE;
+#pragma pack()
+
+#endif
+```
+
+You can compare the original VFR with the decoded file from the `ifrextractor`. There is nothing unusual in the C source code file. But if you want to you can check the source code [here](/UefiLessonsPkg/HiddenSettings).
+
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@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ _____
 - [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_Varstore_4): Create a driver with `Buffer Storage` - Part 4: Make `ExtractConfig()` function compatible with UEFI specification
 - [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_Varstore_5): Investigate when and how the Form Browser calls `EFI_HII_CONFIG_ROUTING_PROTOCOL.Callback()` function
 _____
+- [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_Hidden_BIOS_settings): Changing hidden BIOS settings. Using `IFRExtractor` utility to extract UEFI IFR data into human-readable text
+_____
 - [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_ARCH): Architecture specifier in section names
 - [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_SKU): SKU specifier in section names
 - [Lesson XX](Lessons_uncategorized/Lesson_Build_tools): Build tools configuration via `Conf/tools_def.txt` file and `[BuildOptions]` section usage in INF and DSC files