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    Secure Boot Certificates Expire June 2026—Plan for Windows 11 Certificate Rotation

    Microsoft’s September preview update pushed an urgent reminder to IT teams and advanced users: Secure Boot certificates used broadly across Windows devices are scheduled to start expiring in June 2026, and without coordinated firmware and OS updates some machines may be unable to boot securely...
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    UEFI Secure Boot on Arm64: Status, Challenges, and Practical Guidance

    UEFI Secure Boot on Arm64 is usable today but fragmented: the essential pieces exist, many mainstream distributions already support it, and a growing set of EDK II UEFI firmware ports make an x86‑like Secure Boot experience possible — yet the practical reality for users and enterprises remains...
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    Master Windows 10 Hardware Checks: Built-in Tools for Diagnostics & Upgrades

    Windows 10 gives you more ways than ever to inspect the hardware and software under the hood — from the quick, user-friendly Settings > About panel to deep, exportable inventories created by System Information (msinfo32), dxdiag, PowerShell, and classic command-line tools — and knowing which...
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    Windows Secure Boot Certs Expire 2011: What IT Must Do by 2026

    Microsoft has warned that the original Windows Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 are set to expire beginning in June 2026, and that systems which do not receive replacement certificates before that date may stop receiving critical pre‑boot security updates — leaving them exposed to...
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    Plan Your Secure Boot Certificate Rollovers as 2011 CAs Expire (2026)

    Microsoft has warned that several of the Secure Boot certificates baked into Windows devices a decade ago will begin to expire in mid‑2026, forcing a coordinated certificate rollover that every PC owner and IT team should plan for now to avoid loss of pre‑boot updates, compatibility problems...
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    Secure Boot Certificate Expiration: Plan for Windows, Linux, and OEM Firmware (2023 CA)

    Microsoft has confirmed that the original Secure Boot certificates shipped with most Windows PCs are nearing the end of their life, and the transition to new certificates is already underway — a quietly consequential change that affects Windows servicing, OEM firmware, Linux compatibility, and...
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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...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Plan Migration to Windows 11 & ESU

    Microsoft’s public timeline is now unmistakable: Windows 10 will receive its final regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and users who do not move to a supported configuration face a sharply higher risk of exposure to new attacks — a threshold that, according to press coverage, affects...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Migration Playbook & Security Risks

    More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 even as Microsoft’s official support deadline looms, creating a wide and growing security gap that affects consumers, small businesses, and enterprise networks alike. New telemetry shared publicly via cybersecurity vendor...
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    Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11: Two practical upgrade bypasses explained

    Most PCs built for Windows 10 can still be moved to Windows 11 without buying new hardware — but only if you understand the right workarounds, the trade‑offs, and the dates that matter. Microsoft’s official upgrade channel enforces a strict hardware policy (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, UEFI, and a...
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    Seven Windows security tweaks to protect data and deter theft

    If your laptop is still in your hands right now, treat that as a narrow window of opportunity: apply a handful of defensive settings that will protect your data, help you recover the device if it goes missing, and dramatically reduce the damage a thief can do. These changes take minutes, and...
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    Rufus 4.10 Beta: Dark Mode, PCA2023 & 25H2 USB Media

    Rufus’s latest pre-release quietly delivers a handful of practical, user-facing updates — including an official dark mode and early support for the new Windows 11 25H2 boot media format — that matter more than they sound, especially for technicians still migrating fleets from Windows 10 ahead of...
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    Install Windows 11 on Proxmox: UEFI, TPM, VirtIO Drivers & GPU Passthrough

    Installing Windows 11 on Proxmox is eminently doable, but it’s not the “select ISO and click next” experience many users expect — you’ll need additional ISOs, a UEFI firmware, a virtual TPM, and the correct VirtIO drivers at the right step in the installer to get a clean, performant VM...
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    Boot Loader Did Not Load in Hyper-V VM

    I am using Hyper-V in Windows 11 Pro. I have very little experience with Hyper-V and VMs, so treat me like I'm a 7-year-old. I've been using a USB drive in a virtual machine. I've been following the operation where I start the VM, open disk management on the host machine, take the USB drive...
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    MBR to GPT Migration for Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 on Windows 11

    The move from legacy BIOS/MBR rigs to UEFI/GPT systems — and the mandatory flip of Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 switches — has leapt out of corporate IT and into mainstream PC gaming and pro-grade Windows workflows, creating a new compatibility baseline players and professionals must meet to run the...
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    Chevron Nigeria's Windows 11 Migration: A Fast, Scalable Enterprise Upgrade Playbook

    Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...
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    Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and GPT: Upgrading for Modern PC Gaming

    Modern PC shooters are raising the bar: several recent AAA titles now refuse to run on Windows 10 unless Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 are enabled, forcing many players to move from legacy BIOS/MBR setups to a UEFI/GPT configuration before they can even launch the game. Background / Overview The...
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    Create and Use a Bootable Windows 10/11 Recovery USB to Repair Startup

    Create and Use a Bootable Windows 10/11 Recovery USB to Repair Startup Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes Introduction A bootable Windows recovery USB gives you the tools to fix startup problems, run offline repair utilities, restore system images, and — if needed —...
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    Linux Lite 7.6: Lightweight Windows-like Linux for old PCs

    Linux Lite 7.6 arrives as a pragmatic, low-friction alternative for users tired of Windows 11’s hardware demands—especially those running older laptops and desktops who want a familiar, lightweight desktop with current applications and clearer documentation. Background / Overview Linux Lite has...
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    Linux Lite 7.6: Windows-Friendly, Low-Resource Linux for Old PCs

    Linux Lite 7.6 arrives as a targeted, low-friction option for Windows users stuck on aging hardware or unwilling to adopt Windows 11’s increasingly strict requirements, packaging a modest but practical set of desktop refinements, updated apps, and a major shift in documentation by introducing a...
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