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Windows 10 KB5078885 ESU out with Secure Boot 2023, replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates from 2011. But it's a staged roll out.

Microsoft is rolling out "Secure Boot Allowed Key Exchange Key (KEK) Update," which requires a system reboot to finish ...

Windows 10 and Windows 11 rely on three security certificates that begin expiring from June 2026, with additional expirations later in 2026. Microsoft is treating this as a broad, ecosystem-level ...

Microsoft will begin delivering new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update in March 2026. The update targets millions of PCs before the original 2011 certificates begin expiring in June. The move ...

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 ...

Microsoft said it has begun rolling out new Secure Boot security certificates, ahead of a late June 2026 expiration deadline that affects virtually every Windows device globally. The certificates, ...

After a decade and a half of service, the current certificates will expire, and new ones will be rolled out. Renewed Secure Boot certificates will be rolled out to Windows systems starting in June, as ...

Microsoft says Secure Boot certificates are being updates, and Windows 10 isn't fully eligible Affected devices will enter a "degraded security state" Is this another push to drive Windows 11 adoption ...

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 ...

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...