PCWorld reports that Microsoft is rolling out critical Secure Boot certificate updates for Windows 11 systems to replace certificates expiring in June 2026. Without these updates, older Windows 11 PCs ...

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

Microsoft will begin delivering new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update in March 2026. The update targets millions of PCs before the original 2011 certificates begin expiring in June. The move ...

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...

In brief: Secure Boot was originally introduced with Windows 8 as a firmware-based security feature designed to protect the OS from potentially malicious boot code. After more than 15 years, the ...

Microsoft says Secure Boot certificates are being updates, and Windows 10 isn't fully eligible Affected devices will enter a "degraded security state" Is this another push to drive Windows 11 adoption ...

After a decade and a half of service, the current certificates will expire, and new ones will be rolled out. Renewed Secure Boot certificates will be rolled out to Windows systems starting in June, as ...

TL;DR: Secure Boot certificates in Windows 10 and 11 will expire by June 2026, risking system security and compatibility. Microsoft is issuing new certificates through updates and OEM firmware ...

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...

Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just announced that it will be refreshing those certificates, which were ...

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...

Microsoft announced today that it’s preparing to roll out new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update to keep old PCs secure. The first Secure Boot certificates, which are stored in a PC’s ...