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Microsoft Secure Boot certificates expire June 27—here's what that means for your old PC
Most PCs should continue working fine, even if they don't receive the updated certificates.
But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just lost. So what ...
Secure Boot certificates protect your PC’s startup process, but the original ones from 2011 are set to expire in June, so Microsoft plans to roll out a Secure Boot status dashboard in Windows to help ...
Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June and October 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...
Most people will never need to think about Secure Boot certificates. They live deep in your PC’s firmware, do their job silently, and have been doing so since 2011 without asking for much in return.
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