Millions of Windows PCs Face a Secure Boot Update Deadline in 2026

Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Here’s how to check whether your Windows PC has the ...
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 ...
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 ...

Microsoft Changes Windows Security After 15 Years—Update By ‘End Of April’

This has never happened before. Microsoft is expiring the authentication that protects Windows PCs from threats each time they restart. Secure Boot certificates on almost all Windows PCs date back to ...
ZDNet

Protect your PC as you turn it on - how to enable secure boot in Windows 11

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TechSpot

Windows Secure Boot certificates are expiring after more than 15 years

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 ...