XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 3/5/26 7:01 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > On Thu, 3/5/2026 6:24 PM, Alan K. wrote:   
   >> On 3/5/26 6:30 PM, Jack wrote:   
   >>> Windows Secure Boot is EXPIRING: Do This Before June 2026!   
   >>> Windows Secure Boot certificates are reaching their "End of Life"   
   >>> starting June 2026. If you haven't updated your UEFI CA certificates,   
   >>> your PC's boot-level security is about to expire and you may have   
   >>> serious problems booting up your machine.   
   >>>   
   >>> This only applies to UEFI boot. On Windows 10 this was not necessary but   
   >>> for Windows 11 this is now mandatory. Whether Microsoft updates this   
   >>> before they expire remains to be seen but you can manually upgrade it by   
   >>> using these PowerShell/Terminal commands as Administrator:   
   >>>   
   >>> Check if it needs updating:   
   >>>   
   >>> [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString((Get-SecureBootUEFI db).bytes)   
   >>> -match 'Windows UEFI CA 2023'   
   >>>   
   >>> If it shows false then you need to change the registry:   
   >>>   
   >>> reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Secureboot   
   >>> /v AvailableUpdates /t REG_DWORD /d 0x5944 /f   
   >>>   
   >>> Then run this in Terminal/PowerShell:   
   >>>   
   >>> Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "\Microsoft\Windows\PI\Secure-Boot-Update"   
   >>>   
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   >> This is so old it's pathetic.  2023.  I would sure hope that some   
   standard MS patch came down the line.   It would be a pity if millions of   
   windows 11 users got hung out to dry.   
   >>   
   >   
   > My recommendation, is to check in the BIOS to see if you can   
   > connect a USB stick and back up the four files with the   
   > certificates in it. Keeping those four files, gives   
   > you the ability to reset the certificate state if there   
   > are problems anywhere along the line.   
   >   
   > As for the proposition, Microsoft is concern-trolling us again,   
   > just like the WinRE problem they would not fix for themselves.   
   > I am "less excited" this time, at the prospect of messing   
   > around with my stuff.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
   Paul, for those of us who are unaware of how, can you pass on your expertise   
   on how to   
   grab those four files and replace them later.  As much as I'm not sure I'll   
   need it but   
   there's nothing like being ready anyway.   
      
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