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

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts. As the clock ...

TL;DR: Secure Boot certificates in Windows 10 and 11 will expire by June 2026, risking system security and compatibility. Microsoft is issuing new certificates through updates and OEM firmware ...

Secure Boot is a security feature in Windows 11 that ensures your PC is running firmware that's legit, the real deal, to prevent malware and cheats. Unfortunately, the certificates it relies on to ...

The February Windows update preview is extensive. It includes new Secure Boot certificates and app and settings backups.

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...

KB5077241 is now officially available, bringing Emoji 16.0, Sysmon integration, Secure Boot updates, and key Windows 11 ...

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

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues.