Microsoft pushes Secure Boot certificate update just before old certificates expire
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Hans-Christian Dirscherl
Summary
Microsoft has rolled out the Secure Boot 2023 certificate update to eligible Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers just before the old certificates were set to expire. The update is critical because expired Secure Boot certificates could cause significant problems for PCs. Microsoft's official statement indicates that Windows quality updates now include additional high confidence device targeting data to increase coverage of devices eligible to automatically receive the new Secure Boot certificate.
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