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Windows Secure Boot certificates are expiring after more than 15 years Microsoft is reminding users that the Secure Boot ecosystem will soon require a mandatory check-up. The Redmond-backed security protocol, part of the UEFI specification and primarily used...

After 15 years, the original Secure Boot certificates that keep your PC safe during boot are expiring.

Microsoft has announced that the original Secure Boot certificates that were issued when the feature first began shipping in 2011 are set to expire this June.

PCs that are not up to date will enter a "degraded security state" when this happens. This is the first time since Secure Boot was introduced that its certificates are expiring.

Pretty much all PCs shipped since 2011 include Secure Boot, so most Windows users will be affected.

Microsoft says that most PCs will automatically receive new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update, but some will need an additional firmware update issued by their OEM.

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