How to check your Windows PC for expiring security certificates - a big one is ending soon ...

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In my earlier post on the Microsoft-Novell deal and its inroads with Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and AIG, there was a reader question about how the money exchanges hands. A spokeswoman for Microsoft ...

Microsoft confirms systems without updated Secure Boot certificates will boot normally but lose some security protections.

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts.

Snipping Tool, the emoji picker, and other parts of Windows 11 are breaking Snipping Tool, the emoji picker, and other parts of Windows 11 are breaking is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

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A Microsoft root certificate is expiring at the end of this month, and Microsoft warns that removing it could cause problems with the operating system. Earlier this month, BornCity reported that the ...

This morning, Microsoft Teams went down for a few hours, and it seems that a pretty rookie mistake is to blame. Microsoft apparently forgot to renew the SSL certificate, which allows a secure ...

Two digital certificates have been mistakenly issued in Microsoft's name that could be used by virus writers to fool people into running harmful programs, the software giant warned Thursday. According ...

Microsoft released an update to blacklist an SSL certificate for one of its domain names that was issued to an unauthorized third party. The improperly issued certificate could be used to spoof ...