Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

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

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 ...

Secure Boot operates before Windows loads, blocking untrusted code from executing during startup. The trust mechanism relies on certificates stored in device firmware; Microsoft s ...

Microsoft has announced it will deliver new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update starting March 2026 before 2011 certificates expire in June.

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