secure boot

Microsoft has quietly begun the first wave of vendor-signed Windows updates for 2026 — an event that looks routine at first glance but carries outsized importance for two very different groups: Windows 10 holdouts who are running machines past the platform’s end-of-support date, and buyers (and...

The January 2026 Windows security update begins a staged, vendor-driven hardening of Kerberos by changing default Kerberos encryption behavior on domain controllers and introducing audit and enforcement mechanisms that phase out RC4-derived service tickets; at the same time, Microsoft and OEM...

Microsoft has started rolling out the January 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11—KB5074109—which advances affected machines to OS Build 26200.7623 (25H2) or 26100.7623 (24H2) and bundles this month's security fixes, quality improvements, and a phased distribution of updated Secure Boot...

A patch released in January 2026 is causing some Windows 11 PCs to restart when users try to shut them down or put them to sleep, and Microsoft has published an emergency workaround while it works on a permanent fix. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped its January cumulative updates on...

Microsoft has quietly shipped the first Windows 10 security rollup of 2026 — KB5073724 — and while it doesn’t add new features, it delivers several operationally important changes that every Windows 10 user (especially administrators and anyone running older hardware) needs to understand and...

Microsoft’s January cumulative for Windows 11 landed as a heavy-duty security baseline and a mixed operational bag: KB5074109 patches more than a hundred vulnerabilities and fixes device-level problems — notably an NPU power-state bug and preparations for Secure Boot certificate rotation — but...

Microsoft is quietly rolling out replacement Secure Boot certificates to Windows devices because several Microsoft-issued UEFI certificates from 2011 begin expiring in mid‑2026, and systems that still rely on those old certificates risk losing the ability to receive security updates for pre‑boot...

Zorin OS 18’s surge to roughly two million downloads, a set of targeted Windows updates and Insider fixes, a looming Secure Boot certificate transition, and a smattering of browser- and gaming-related developments together paint a fast-moving opening quarter for the desktop ecosystem — one where...

Microsoft is quietly replacing the Secure Boot certificates used by Windows with a new 2023 certificate family to prevent a calendar-driven failure when long-lived Microsoft UEFI certificates issued in 2011 begin to expire in mid‑2026 — a background security change that matters to PC gamers...

Microsoft is quietly rolling a coordinated replacement of long‑lived Secure Boot certificates into Windows and firmware now — because several Microsoft UEFI certificates issued in 2011 begin expiring in mid‑2026 — and PC gamers should treat this as a high‑priority maintenance event that touches...

Microsoft shipped the January 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on January 13–14, and the result is a month dominated by fixes and risk‑mitigation rather than new consumer features: Windows 11 received the cumulative update KB5074109 (builds 26200.7623 and 26100.7623) that addresses battery, stability...

If you use Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure services, SQL Server, or Microsoft developer tools, treat the latest advisories as urgent: India’s national cyber‑security agency CERT‑In has flagged multiple high‑severity Microsoft vulnerabilities and Microsoft has issued January 2026 security...

Windows and Microsoft product users are facing renewed urgency after a flurry of security advisories and the January 13, 2026 Patch Tuesday that fixed more than a hundred vulnerabilities — including at least one flaw Microsoft says was actively exploited in the wild — and security agencies and...

Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 landed with more than the usual batch of security fixes: the cumulative update (KB5074109) published on January 13, 2026, bundles a servicing‑stack update and a set of quality changes that include compatibility shifts, a targeted fix for battery...

Microsoft quietly pulled the standalone Windows 10 security update KB4524244 after users and administrators reported installation failures, system freezes, and broken recovery paths, exposing a rare but serious problem: a security patch designed to protect the UEFI Secure Boot environment can...

Microsoft’s January 13, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 — KB5074109 — is rolling out to devices running Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, delivering a mix of security fixes and quality improvements with an emphasis on battery and boot integrity, but also introducing changes that require...

I downloaded latest official win11 media from ms and tried to use them to initialize a hyper v vm. However, I cannot boot into installation without disabling secure boot in VM settings. Many thanks in advance for any assistance Joe

Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out replacement Secure Boot certificates to Windows PCs to prevent a calendar-driven failure when long‑running Microsoft UEFI certificates issued in 2011 begin to expire this June; the changes are being delivered through January 2026 cumulative updates...

Microsoft released the January 13, 2026 security baseline today — published as KB5074109 — and enterprise administrators should treat this as both a mandatory security checkpoint and a practical reminder about the new Hotpatch servicing cadence for Windows 11 Enterprise (24H2 and 25H2). The...

Microsoft has started an automated, phased replacement of expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 systems, a preventative move to avoid widespread boot‑level serviceability and security loss when long‑running Microsoft certificates issued circa 2011 begin to expire in mid‑2026...