What is Windows Secure Boot? Here’s what to know

But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just lost. So what ...

Your Windows PC is at risk if you’re missing these security certificates

Microsoft is pushing out a fix to a bigger number of affected computers, but your PC may need your help to receive them.

Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near

The clock is ticking for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect their systems against firmware-based UEFI infections, a pernicious form of malware that loads before ...

Windows updated Secure Boot just in time. Here’s what happened

While existing Secure Boot certificates are due to expire today, Microsoft issued replacement certificates at the eleventh ...

Windows Secure Boot certificates expire tomorrow. Don’t ignore this deadline

Windows users will run into an important deadline: new Secure Boot certificates must be installed on all systems that use ...
ZDNet

A crucial Windows security certificate just expired - how to check your PC

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 ...
Ars Technica

Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...