Microsoft is reminding users that the Secure Boot ecosystem will soon require a mandatory check-up. The Redmond-backed security protocol, part of the UEFI specification and primarily ...

Secure Boot helps keep your computer safe by using trusted certificates in UEFI firmware. It checks bootloaders and prevents dangerous applications from running before Windows starts. Through Secure ...

Microsoft is preparing to roll out new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update to keep old PCs protected from boot‑level ...

Refreshing new certificates represents one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem,' Microsoft explains.

Microsoft will roll out new Secure Boot certificates for Windows users starting June, as the old certificates will expire.

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026.

Secure Boot certificate upgrades is bad news for Windows 10 ...

Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like ...

Microsoft reminds everyone that the initial wave of Secure Boot certificates, dropped in 2011, are due to expire.

After 15 years, the original Secure Boot certificates that keep your PC secure during boot are expiring. Here's what you need ...