Your Windows PC is at risk if you’re missing these security certificates

You’ve probably seen countless warnings lately about Windows and expiring Secure Boot certificates. Why? Some PCs haven’t ...

Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near

The clock is ticking for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect their systems against firmware-based UEFI infections, a pernicious form of malware that loads before ...
Windows Latest

Windows 11 Secure Boot update released to all, hours ahead of expiry

Microsoft has released Secure Boot 2023 certificates to all eligible Windows 11 and Windows 10 PC. Here's how to check if you ...
Dark Reading

Microsoft's Original Windows Secure Boot Certificate Is Expiring

The original Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot certificates for Windows will start expiring in late June. Microsoft has urged IT and security leaders to apply updated ...
Windows Report

Windows Secure Boot Certificates Expire as PC Makers Issue Important BIOS Guidance

HP, Dell, ASUS, Lenovo, MSI, Acer, Samsung, LG, and Surface have published Secure Boot guidance as Microsoft's 2011 ...
Computerworld

FAQ: What you need to know about expiring Windows Secure Boot certificates

A major change is coming to Windows that neither individual users nor IT admins can ignore. Here’s how to prepare. Microsoft is preparing to make a significant change to the Secure Boot system in ...
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 ...
PC World

Windows 11’s Secure Boot fix update finally rolls out to more PCs

Microsoft is rolling out critical Secure Boot certificate updates to Windows 11 systems, with PCWorld reporting that current certificates expire in June 2026. Users must install quality updates and ...
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 ...
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Windows 11 Secure Boot Update Replaces Expired 2011 Certificates

Certificate Expiration: The KEK CA 2011 certificate expired on June 24, 2026, stopping unpatched systems from receiving new Secure Boot revocations. Trust Chain Preservation: The update replaces 2011 ...