Microsoft is taking its time with the boot certificate rollout, but you don't have to. Activate the latest UEFI CA 2023 right now.

Windows systems are heading toward a trust-chain maintenance event that’s easy to overlook until it breaks something. Windows 10 and Windows 11 rely on three security certificates that begin expiring ...

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

Microsoft has recently begun replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 systems running 24H2 and 25H2, according to a report by BleepingComputer. Update: On February 10, ...

Ensure your PC boots safely before Secure Boot changes.

Microsoft has launched a critical "generational refresh" of Secure Boot certificates to replace aging security keys that are nearing their end-of-life. This move is essential for maintaining the ...

Updated firmware trust chains strengthen rootkit protection and zero-trust infrastructure security.

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

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

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 ...

Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just announced that it will be refreshing those certificates, which were ...