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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026.

One of the big barriers to upgrading to Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is so good. For keyboard-and-mouse users, Windows 8 isn't a hugely compelling upgrade -- and without judicious use of third-party ...

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

Microsoft, and its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, are planning to update Secure Boot on Windows Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) PCs, starting this year, per a Tuesday ...

Microsoft's Secure Boot certificates expire in June, and unless you've enrolled in its 'Extended Security Updates' program, ...

One of the largest underlying changes to Windows 8 is the long-overdue shift from BIOS to UEFI. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is superior to BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) in almost ...