How to check if your Windows PC is ready for the secure boot certificate expiry in June 2026

Not every Windows PC will automatically get the new Secure Boot certificates before the June 2026 deadline. Here's how to ...

Millions of Windows PCs Face a Secure Boot Update Deadline in 2026

Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Here’s how to check whether your Windows PC has the ...

Window’s Secure Boot certificates are expiring in June — here’s what you need to do

The Secure Boot certificates powering one of Windows' most critical security features expire in June 2026 — and not every PC ...

Microsoft Changes Windows Security After 15 Years—Update By ‘End Of April’

This has never happened before. Microsoft is expiring the authentication that protects Windows PCs from threats each time they restart. Secure Boot certificates on almost all Windows PCs date back to ...

Windows 11四月更新新增Secure Boot证书状态显示

微软在 Windows 11 四月 2026 更新中，除允许用户在无需重装系统的情况下开启或关闭 Smart App Control 外，还悄然加入了一项与启动安全相关的重要改进：Windows 安全中心现在可以直接显示 Secure ...
PC World

Windows 11 now shows if your Secure Boot certificates are ready for June

PCWorld explains how Windows 11’s April update now automatically notifies users about Secure Boot certificate status, eliminating manual PowerShell checks ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft sounds the alarm about Secure Boot certificates expiring later this year

I'm worried… I have an Asus ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming motherboard from (I think) 2018, running Windows 11 25H2. Both Powershell commands return "false". I upgraded my BIOS to the last version 3004 ...
Forbes

Microsoft Secure Boot Update Starts In April—2011 Certificates Expire Soon

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