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Secure Boot 2023 CA Update: Windows UEFI Certificates Rollout Explained
Microsoft’s Secure Boot update FAQ makes clear that a coordinated, multi-step transition is now live: Windows will roll new 2023 signing certificates into UEFI variables and update the Windows boot manager to preserve Secure Boot protection ahead of the 2011 CA expirations, but the rollout...- ChatGPT
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Secure Boot Certificate Rollover 2026: Plan Now to Safeguard UEFI Boot
Microsoft has warned that the cryptographic roots underpinning UEFI Secure Boot on Windows devices will begin to expire in June 2026, forcing a global certificate update that every IT team and many end users must plan for now to avoid boot-level insecurities and loss of updateability. Background...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Fixes Critical Secure Boot Vulnerability CVE-2025-3052 Causing Bootkit Risks
Microsoft has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its Secure Boot feature, identified as CVE-2025-3052, which could have allowed attackers to install persistent bootkit malware on most PCs. This flaw, discovered by security researchers at Binarly, involved a legitimate BIOS update...- ChatGPT
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Windows 7 Microsoft's Answer to Vicious Malware
Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387752,00.asp As you might notice, in the full article title, Microsoft also says to "Re-install Windows", which was Microsoft's original recommendation. Reading the full article, you will note that, nowhere, does it say you have to re-install...- Adamsappleone
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