In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a mechanism for verifying PC bootloaders to ensure that unverified software can’t be loaded at startup. Secure Boot was enabled but technically optional for Windows ...

Safe Mode lets Windows start with only essential drivers and services, allowing you to troubleshoot crashes, faulty drivers, ...

Your PC's critical security certificates may be about to expire - how to check ...

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

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

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

Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just ...

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

Microsoft is updating the digital certificates powering Windows’ Secure Boot software verification feature, an ambitious effort to maintain the security of more than 1 billion devices worldwide.

Microsoft has launched a critical "generational refresh" of Secure Boot certificates to replace aging security keys that are ...

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 ...