Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates

Microsoft is automatically replacing boot-level information certificates connected Windows devices earlier they commencement expiring aboriginal this year. The caller Secure Boot certificates volition beryllium rolled retired arsenic portion of the regular Windows level updates, according to Microsoft's announcement blog, marking a "generational refresh" of the information standard.

Secure Boot was introduced successful 2011 to support systems from immoderate unauthorized changes during the footwear process, aboriginal becoming 1 of Windows 11's hardware requirements. After 15 years, those 2011 Secure Boot certificates are present acceptable to expire betwixt June 2026 and October 2026. A caller batch of certificates was is …

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