Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

Refreshing new certificates represents one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem,' Microsoft explains.

Windows 11 is refreshing Secure Boot keys in 2026. Here's why TPM-WMI Event ID 1801 appears, and how to verify the new certificate.

Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is about to become history and be replaced by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- and that brings both advantages and problems. When you ...

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The lovely thing about the x86 architecture is its decades of backwards compatibility, which makes it possible to run 1990s ...

Just before we start, you should know that this post is not about switching firmware modes. If you are planning to move from legacy BIOS to UEFI, you will have to use MBR2GPT Tool. So if you are in a ...

If you see the following screen when you start your Windows 11/10 computer, then this post will be able to help you. The screen is known to appear in HP PCs with UEFI and offers the option to fall ...

Following my recent posts concerning my experiences with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and secure booting, here's a Q&A with Mark Doran, the UEFI forum president. In general I agree ...