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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about certificate expiry focus on the impending expiration of Microsoft's Secure Boot certificates issued around 2011, which are scheduled to begin expiring in mid-2026. This affects Windows 11 and other systems relying on UEFI Secure Boot for verifying early boot components. Microsoft has released updates like KB5079271 and KB5079270 to facilitate the transition to a new 2023 certificate family, ensuring continued trust and the ability to deliver security fixes for pre-boot components. The tag covers the operational urgency and steps needed to avoid a break in Secure Boot trust due to certificate expiry.
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    2026 Windows Security Shift: Secure Boot Cert Rollover, Consent, and Recovery

    Microsoft’s 2026 Windows security story is no longer mainly about adding another Defender toggle or hiding another privacy switch; it is about renewing the trust chain beneath Windows 11 while tightening the consent model above it, as Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June and October...
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    KB5079271 and KB5079270: Urgent Windows 11 Pre boot and WinRE Updates for 2026 Secure Boot

    Microsoft’s quietly published February 24, 2026 platform updates — KB5079271 (a Setup Dynamic Update) and KB5079270 (a Safe OS / WinRE Dynamic Update) — target the under‑the‑hood plumbing that runs before Windows fully boots and during feature upgrades, and they carry an urgent operational...
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    Secure Boot Certificates Expiring in 2026: Transition to 2023 CA Family

    Microsoft’s long-lived Secure Boot certificates issued around 2011 are scheduled to begin expiring in mid‑2026, and the operating-system and firmware ecosystem is in active, coordinated motion to replace those keys with a new “2023” certificate family to avoid a calendar-driven break in Secure...
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    Reviving the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT on Windows 10: Safe Legacy Drivers and Advanced Hacks

    The long-lived ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT — a midrange 2007–2008 GPU that shipped in dozens of retail and OEM boards and even as an Apple‑blessed option for early Mac Pro systems — can still be made to work on modern Windows systems, but the path is now one of compromise: you can expect a stable...
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