Microsoft's latest Windows update now confirms if your PC is Secure Boot-protected - how it works

Beyond fixing a host of security vulnerabilities, the latest Patch Tuesday will display your Secure Boot status to make sure ...
Bleeping Computer

New Windows updates replace expiring Secure Boot certificates

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 Secure Boot Update Starts In April—2011 Certificates Expire Soon

None of that is surprising or different to the monthly norm for PC owners. What is different, Microsoft says, is that ...
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Windows 11 adds Secure Boot alerts ahead of June deadline

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update now notifies users if their Secure Boot certificates need updating before they expire in June 2026. This replaces the previous manual check process, aiming to ...
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Windows Secure Boot certificates from 2011 will be expiring soon. What you need to know

Windows Secure Boot Certificates From 2011 Will Be Expiring Soon. What You Need to Know ...
Ars Technica

Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do

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 ...
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Microsoft Will Use Windows Updates to Keep Secure Boot Working as Certificates Expire

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 ...